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infarction
(redirected from venous infarction)

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in·farc·tion  (n-färkshn)
n.
1. The formation or development of an infarct.
2. An infarct.

infarction [ɪnˈfɑːkʃən]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) the formation or development of an infarct
2. (Medicine / Pathology) another word for infarct

infarction
a condition in which a localized area of muscular tissue is dying or dead owing to insufficient supply of blood, as occurs in a heart attack.
See also: Heart
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.infarction - localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
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
Translations
infarction
n (Med)
(= dead tissue)Infarkt m
(= forming of dead tissue)Infarktbildung f


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Some topics covered include longitudinal optical imaging for locomotor recovery after stroke, neuroimaging of depressive disorders associated with cerebrovascular disease, differences in imaging arterial infarction and venous infarction of the brain, and imaging of ischemic tolerance in the brain.
Venous infarction from a venous angioma occurring after thrombosis of a drainage vein.
 
 
 
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