The medical term for a heart attack (death of a portion of the heart) is:

A) cardiac arrest
B) congestive heart failure
C) arrhythmia
D) myocardial infarction


D
Explanation: A my/o/cardi/al infarction is a heart attack. When a portion of the heart muscle has lost its blood flow, tissue death results. This may subsequently lead to a/rrhythm/ia, abnormal contraction, or cardiac arrest, where the heart completely ceases to contract. Congestive heart failure is a chronic disease.

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