Dictionary

infarct en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈfɑɹkt/
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfarctus, tu-stem derivation of īnfarciō.

Meanings

1. An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis.
   • After RSE treatment for 90 days, there was no comparable fibrosis in noninfarct and infarct regions. 2015 December 10, “The Long-Term Consumption of Ginseng Extract Reduces the Susceptibility of Intermediate-Aged Hearts to Acute Ischemia Reperfusion Injury”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Forms

Deriveds

infarctive · infarction · noninfarct · microinfarct · multi-infarct · periinfarct · infarcted · myocardial infarct · macroinfarct · postinfarct

Relateds

infarce

Translations (35)

pt infarto (area of dead tissue) · io infarkto (area of dead tissue) · ca infart (area of dead tissue) · fa اَنفارکتوس (area of dead tissue) · ja 梗塞 (area of dead tissue) · tr enfarktüs (area of dead tissue) · it infarto (area of dead tissue) · hu infarktus (area of dead tissue) · fi infarkti (area of dead tissue) · es infarto (area of dead tissue) · nl infarct (area of dead tissue) · fr infarctus (area of dead tissue) · el εμβολή (area of dead tissue) · ko 경색 (area of dead tissue) · hu (érelzáródás miatt) elhalt szövet (area of dead tissue) · pt enfarte (area of dead tissue) · cmn 梗塞 (area of dead tissue) · uk інфа́ркт (area of dead tissue) · no infarkt (area of dead tissue) · id infarsi (area of dead tissue) · pl zawał (area of dead tissue) · sq infarkti (area of dead tissue) · he אוטם (area of dead tissue) · vi nhồi máu (area of dead tissue) · fi kudoskuolio (area of dead tissue) · gl infarto (area of dead tissue) · bg инфа́ркт (area of dead tissue) · id infark (area of dead tissue) · ur احتِشاء (area of dead tissue) · de Infarkt (area of dead tissue) · et infarkt (area of dead tissue) · ru инфа́ркт (area of dead tissue) · sv infarkt (area of dead tissue) · cs infarkt (area of dead tissue) · az infarkt (area of dead tissue)