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in⋅farc⋅tion

  [in-fahrk-shuhn]
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–noun Pathology.
1. the formation of an infarct.
2. an infarct.
Origin:
1680–90; infarct + -ion
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in·farc·tion   (ĭn-färk'shən)   
n.  

  1. The formation or development of an infarct.

  2. An infarct.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: in·farc·tion
Pronunciation: in-'färk-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the process of forming an infarct infarction —Journal of the American Medical Association>
2 : INFARCT infarction —W. A. Nolen>
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infarction in·farc·tion (ĭn-färk'shən)
n.

  1. The formation or development of an infarct.

  2. An infarct.

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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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