infarction
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post·in·farc·tion, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | the formation or development of an infarct |
| 2. | another word for infarct |
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infarction
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Medical Dictionary
infarction in·farc·tion (ĭn-färk'shən)
n.
The formation or development of an infarct.
An infarct.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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infarction
death of tissue resulting from a failure of blood supply, commonly due to obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot or narrowing of the blood-vessel channel. The dead tissue is called an infarct. Myocardial infarction (heart attack)-death of a section of heart muscle-results from obstruction of a coronary artery; the condition often accompanies coronary thrombosis. Infarctions may also occur in the lungs (pulmonary infarction) and the brain (see stroke)
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Example sentences
ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction and complications of myocardial infarction.
Doctors found that he had suffered an acute myocardial infarction.
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