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myocardial infarction vs infarct

infarct vs myocardial infarction

myocardial infarction and infarct both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
myocardial infarction Yes No No No
infarct Yes No No No
As nouns, infarct is a hypernym of myocardial infarction; that is, infarct is a word with a broader meaning than myocardial infarction:
  • myocardial infarction: destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
  • infarct: localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
Other hypernyms of myocardial infarction include infarction.
myocardial infarction (noun) infarct (noun)
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
Difference between myocardial infarction and infarct

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