infarct

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in·farct | \ ˈin-ˌfärkt

, in-ˈfärkt \

Definition of infarct

: an area of necrosis in a tissue or organ resulting from obstruction of the local circulation by a thrombus or embolus

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Recent Examples on the Web People with higher blood pressure across the study period tended to have more brain lesions, known as infarcts, which are areas of dead brain tissue that have lost their blood supply. — Alice Park, Time, 11 July 2018 Before deciding to prescribe blood pressure medication, doctors are supposed to use an online calculator to compute a person's risk over the next 10 years of a cardiovascular event such as a stroke or myocardial infarct. — Erin N. Marcus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2018

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