ALL meanings of infarct
in·farct
I i - noun infarct A small localized area of dead tissue resulting from failure of blood supply. 1
- noun infarct necrosis 1
- noun infarct a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis. 1
- noun infarct a localized area of dead tissue (necrosis) resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to that part, esp by an embolus 0
- noun infarct an area of dying or dead tissue resulting from inadequate blood flow through blood vessels normally supplying the part 0
- noun infarct (pathology) An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis. 0