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infarct
[ in-fahrkt, in-fahrkt ]
noun
- a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
infarct
/ ɪ²Ôˈ´ÚÉ‘Ë°ì³Ù /
noun
- a localized area of dead tissue (necrosis) resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to that part, esp by an embolus Also calledinfarction
infarct
/ IJÔ′färkt′,IJÔ-färkt′ /
- An area of living tissue that undergoes necrosis as a result of obstruction of local blood supply, as by a thrombus.
- See also heart attack
Derived Forms
- ¾±²Ôˈ´Ú²¹°ù³¦³Ù±ð»å, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±²Ô·´Ú²¹°ù³¦³ÙĻå adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of infarct1
Example Sentences
The 25-year-old revealed in March that she sustained a "left occipital infarct" last year but there was no lasting damage to her brain or vision.
In a post on social media, external-link Roebuck said tests found she had suffered a "left occipital infarct" but there was no lasting damage to her brain or vision.
Officer Sicknick died from “acute brainstem and cerebellar infarcts due to basilar artery thrombosis,†Dr. Diaz ruled, meaning a serious stroke.
The meager staff has to manage everything that comes its way, “from malaria to myocardial infarcts to convulsions to head injuries,†Dr. Mathew said.
Doctors, for instance, have several ways of describing the same concept — a heart attack might be referred to as a myocardial infarction, a myocardial infarct or even just ‘MI’.
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