INFARCT


Meaning of INFARCT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-ˌfärkt, in-ˈ ]

noun

Etymology: Latin infarctus, past participle of infarcire to stuff, from in- + farcire to stuff

Date: 1873

: an area of necrosis in a tissue or organ resulting from obstruction of the local circulation by a thrombus or embolus

• in·farct·ed in-ˈfärk-təd adjective

• in·farc·tion in-ˈfärk-shən noun

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