Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An area of tissue that undergoes necrosis as a result of obstruction of local blood supply, as by a thrombus or embolus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, that which stuffs; the substance of an infarction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) An obstruction or embolus in one of the blood vessels.
- noun (Med.) The morbid condition of a limited area resulting from such obstruction; also, the localized necrotic (dead) tissue resulting from such obstruction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology an
area ofdead tissue caused by a loss ofblood supply ; alocalized necrosis
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The infarct is not making her more expensive for the insurance company.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Putting Lipstick on the Health-Reform Pig: 2010
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The infarct is not making her more expensive for the insurance company.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Putting Lipstick on the Health-Reform Pig: 2010
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The cerebellar infarct, according to the neurologist, was due to the godawful migraine.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Putting Lipstick on the Health-Reform Pig: 2010
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Turned out the MRI showed “cerebellar infarct” according to the insurance company, so they turned her down.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Putting Lipstick on the Health-Reform Pig: 2010
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Pollock quickly concluded that the president had suffered “a massive infarct,” i.e., significant damage to the tissues of the heart.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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Pollock quickly concluded that the president had suffered “a massive infarct,” i.e., significant damage to the tissues of the heart.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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Title: Circadian variations of infarct size in acute myocardial infarction
Finding the Pathways to a Cause of Tinnitus Ann Lukits 2011
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This is itself a 3-D detailed representation of a brain which can then be laid over the projection of the scanned brain, helping clinicians quickly identify what portions of the brain are likely affected by the infarct and penumbra.
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It can then display and quantify, for example, areas of probable infarct
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The original chickens are fed soylent green, which is made from dead Pee-pul, who died prematurely from the double-down induced coronary infarct.
Breaking the Duck: Coming to Terms with Cycling BikeSnobNYC 2010
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