infarction

infarction

a localized area of tissue that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction

Not to be confused with:

infraction – breach; violation; infringement: infraction of the rules; in medicine, an incomplete fracture of a bone

in·farc·tion

 (ĭn-färk′shən)

n.

1. The formation or development of an infarct.

2. An infarct.

infarction

(ɪnˈfɑːkʃən)

n

1. (Pathology) the formation or development of an infarct

2. (Pathology) another word for infarct

in•farc•tion

(ɪnˈfɑrk ʃən)

n.

1. the formation of an infarct.

2. an infarct.

[1680–90]

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

infarction - localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply infarct 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

infarctus

infarto

infarction

n (Med)

(= dead tissue) → Infarkt m

(= forming of dead tissue) → Infarktbildung f

infarction

n infarto, acción f y efecto de un infarto; acute myocardial — infarto agudo de miocardio