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infarction
n. (Medicine) obstruction, blockage; infarct, area of dying or dead tissue

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Infarction
In medicine, infarction refers to tissue death (necrosis) caused by an obstruction of the tissue's blood supply, which leads to a local lack of oxygen. The resulting lesion is referred to as an infarct, (from the Latin infarctus, "stuffed into").

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infarction
Noun
1. localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
(synonym) infarct
(hypernym) pathology
(hyponym) myocardial infarction, myocardial infarct, MI


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Infarction
(n.)
The act of stuffing or filling; an overloading and obstruction of any organ or vessel of the body; constipation.
  

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Infarction
Formation of an infarct. Also means the same as an infarct.

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