myocardial infarction death of an area of heart muscle due to blockage of a coronary artery by blood clot and atheroma; medical term for a heart attack or coronary thrombosis.
myocarditis damage to the heart muscle caused by micro¬organisms or autoimmune and other undefined processes.
myocardium the heart muscle.
myocytes single muscle cells.
myopathy disease of muscle.
myopericarditis specific or nonspecific infection of both the pericardium and the myocardium.

N
necrosis cell death.
necrotic dead.
nephropathy kidney disease.
neutrophils white blood cells.
New York Heart Association class IV heart failure the worst stage, end-stage, severely symptomatic at rest.
nosocomial pertaining to or originating in a hospital.
notropic an effect that affects the force of muscular contrac¬tions; negative inotropic refers to decreased myocardial contractility that may lead to poor pumping of blood, reduced ejection fraction, and heart failure.
O
oligohydramnios Deficiency in the amount of amniotic fluid. outflow tract gradient marked thickness of the left ventricular
septum obstructs the blood flow from the left ventricle that
is to be delivered into the aorta.
P
palpitations rapid heart rate; the patient feels the heartbeat.

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