infarct
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9.0
- noun
- /ˈɪnˌfɑrkt/
- Specialized
:
infarto
- My mother, though still seeming quite normal, had a similar disorder: multi-infarct dementia.
- cerebral infarct
- infarct size
- pulmonary infarct
What happens is the areas around that infarct will strengthen so that you don't grow new neurons.
- What happens is the areas around that infarct will strengthen so that you don't grow new neurons.
- So this whole part, part and parcel of say an infarct or a heart attack, damaged tissue is actually scar tissue forming in the heart.
Examples
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After the stroke, the patient suffered a significant infarct in the right hemisphere of the brain.
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The doctors confirmed that he experienced a heart infarct after the surgery due to reduced blood flow.
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It's an inferior wall infarct.
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"It's true, you always hear that people drop over with an infarct from what we call stress."
Fiction book (1996) -
What happens is the areas around that infarct will strengthen so that you don't grow new neurons.
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Researchers have found that adult stem cells can be injected into the heart muscles to improve the damaged heart (infarct).
Academic text (2012) -
Deaths may exceptionally be attributed to renal infarct and pulmonary abscess.
Academic text (2007) -
When plaques get large enough, they produce clotting, rupture, myocardial infarct or stroke.
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When the nervous system is involved, the cerebral infarctions manifest as headache, transient neurological defects, multi-infarct dementia, and epilepsy.
Academic text (2007) -
A small infarct in the lung was detected during the imaging scan, indicating a blockage in the blood vessels.
Synonyms
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8.9
Death of part of the body when its blood supply is blocked, often by a clot
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8.2
Death of body cells and tissue in one area caused by injury, infection, or loss of blood
Compounds
- Specialized
Damage to the heart muscle when blood flow stops, often called a heart attack
Surface Forms
Etymology
Infarct comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and farcere 'to stuff', so imagine a place in the body 'stuffed' or blocked by a clot. That's why an infarct is an area of dead tissue when blood cannot reach it.