急きゅう性せい心しん筋きん梗こう塞そく

Meanings

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noun

acute myocardial infarction; AMI

medicine

Medical term for a heart attack caused by sudden blockage of a coronary artery.

muscle, sinew, tendon

梗for the most part, close up, flower stem

塞close, shut, cover

心しん筋きん梗こう塞そく
心筋梗塞 is the general term for myocardial infarction, while 急性心筋梗塞 specifies the acute form.

Compound of 急性 (acute) and 心筋梗塞 (myocardial infarction), itself from 心筋 (heart muscle) and 梗塞 (blockage).