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INFARCT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
Synonyms:
infarct; infarction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("infarct" is a kind of...):
pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infarct"):
MI; myocardial infarct; myocardial infarction (destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb infarct
