infarct

Definitions


[ɪnˈfɑːkt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small localized area of dead tissue resulting from failure of blood supply


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Origin:
late 19th century: from modern Latin infarctus, from infarcire ‘stuff into or with’, from in- ‘into’ + Latin farcire ‘to stuff’




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