infarct
noun
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
infarcted
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a word derived from
infarct.
Example Sentences
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We also found a comparable gene, "RETN," in human infarcted heart tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025
The problem is that shortly after birth, human heart muscle cells lose their ability to divide, so a damaged infarcted heart cannot repair itself by growing new muscle cells.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
A study published in 2020 showcased the importance of stem-cell-produced molecules by looking at the structural integrity of proteins found in infarcted mouse hearts3.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 3, 2021
I stabilize things that are broken, infected or infarcted, until those patients can be whisked upstairs for their definitive surgeries or stents in the hospital.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2019
A granulation-tissue is formed at the periphery, which extends into the infarcted region, very much as the endothelial and vascularized growth extends into a thrombus.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
