English Explanatory Dictionary

infarction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process which causes an infarct.
  2. An infarct (an area of ischemic necrosis).

Pronunciation

ĭnfärkʹshən /ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən/ /ɪnˈfɑɹk.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-infarction.wav

Word forms

infarction infarctions

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infarctiō, equivalent to infarct + -ion.

Related words

infarctive

Derived words

cerebral infarction cryoinfarction infarctional macroinfarction microinfarction myocardial infarction periinfarction postinfarction preinfarction pseudoinfarction reinfarction
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