infarct

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infarct

  • /ɪnˈfɑɹkt/

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Borrowed from Latin īnfarctus, tu-stem derivation of īnfarciō.

noun infarcts

  1. An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis. After RSE treatment for 90 days, there was no comparable fibrosis in noninfarct and infarct regions.

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noun area of dead tissue

Españolinfarto
한국어경색 gyeongsaek
日本語梗塞 kōsoku
中文梗塞 gěngsè
Portuguêsinfarto, enfarte
Françaisinfarctus
DeutschInfarkt
Italianoinfarto
Ελληνικάεμβολή emvolí
Русскийинфа́ркт infárkt
Tiếng Việtnhồi máu
עבריתאוטם

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"infarct." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infarct. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{infarct_2026,
  title = {infarct},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infarct},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}