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Infarct   Listen
noun
Infarct  n.  
1.
(Med.) An obstruction or embolus in one of the blood vessels.
2.
(Med.) The morbid condition of a limited area resulting from such obstruction; also, the localized necrotic (dead) tissue resulting from such obstruction; as, a hemorrhagic infarct.





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"Infarct" Quotes from Famous Books



... Hindrance. — N. prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage; embolus, embolism [medical]; infarct [medical]; interruption, interception, interclusion|; hindrance, impedition|; retardment[obs3], retardation; embarrassment, oppilation|!; coarctation[obs3], stricture, restriction; restraint &c. 751; inhibition &c. 761; blockade &c. (closure) 261. interference, interposition; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


Words linked to "Infarct" :   pathology, myocardial infarction, infarction


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