infarct
Americannoun
noun
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An area of living tissue that undergoes necrosis as a result of obstruction of local blood supply, as by a thrombus.
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See also heart attack stroke
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Etymology
Origin of infarct
1870–75; < New Latin infarctus, noun use of past participle of Latin infarcīre (variant of infercīre ) to stuff, equivalent to in- in- 2 + farc ( īre ) to stuff, fill ( see farce) + -tus past participle suffix
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The next steps are to find a way to neutralize the harmful protein and test if this can reduce VT burden and infarct size.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025
A left occipital infarct is a type of ischaemic stroke, which is caused by a blood clot clogging an artery in a brain.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2024
If the alarm clock suddenly rings an hour earlier than usual, a weak heart can suffer an infarct.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 7, 2013
A provisional cause of death has been given as "large hemorrhagic right-sided cerebral infarct", which is regarded as a stroke, according to the coroner's office.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2012
If they do, of course the signs will be in the part in which the infarct occurs.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
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