infarct (redirected from infarcts)

in·farct  (nfärkt, n-färkt)

n.

An area of tissue that undergoes necrosis as a result of obstruction of local blood supply, as by a thrombus or embolus.

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[From Latin nfarctus, past participle of nfarcre, to cram : in-, in; see in-² + farcre, to stuff.]

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in·farcted adj.

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infarct  (nfärkt, n-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 attackstroke

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Noun

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infarct - localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply infarction MI, myocardial infarct, myocardial infarction - destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition