infarction

infarction
/in fahrk"sheuhn/, n. Pathol.
1. the formation of an infarct.
2. an infarct.
[1680-90; INFARCT + -ION]

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      death of tissue resulting from a failure of blood supply, commonly due to obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot or narrowing of the blood-vessel channel. The dead tissue is called an infarct. myocardial infarction ( heart attack)—death of a section of heart muscle—results from obstruction of a coronary artery; the condition often accompanies coronary thrombosis. Infarctions may also occur in the lungs (pulmonary infarction) and the brain (see stroke).

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