infarction
noun
in·farc·tion
in-ˈfärk-shən 
plural infarctions
: injury or death of tissue (as of the heart or lungs) resulting from inadequate blood supply especially as a result of obstruction of the local circulation by a thrombus or embolus : the process of forming an infarct
In myocardial infarction a coronary artery becomes obstructed and this leads to irreversible damage and necrosis of the heart tissue.—
Nicholas C. Price et al.
Nicholas C. Price et al.When dural sinuses are thrombosed, cortical and deep venous cerebral drainage is impaired, which can lead to infarction of the involved cerebral territories.—Douglas J. Quint
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Before Saffold had surgery at the hospital the next day, his EKG showed a sinus arrhythmia, a delay in the right ventricle, and a possible septal infarction, the lawsuit alleges.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
One group are diseases where there’s too much cell death going on, diseases like organ infarction.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Regardless of your immune status, cryptococcal meningitis can lead to cerebral infarctions (obstruction of blood flow to the brain) and permanent brain damage if not treated appropriately.
—Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
He was later diagnosed with an extremely rare spinal cord infarction, or a stroke in his spine, which paralyzed him.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 15 June 2023
Just a few weeks after the triumphant Webster Hall gig, a 20th-anniversary celebration of his solo debut, The Fine Art of Self Destruction, Malin suffered an exceedingly rare spinal-cord infarction — a stroke in his back — while at dinner in the East Village.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2023
The best perspective of the night came from ESPN analyst Ryan Clark, who was hospitalized for an extended period in 2007 with the Pittsburgh Steelers after suffering a splenic infarction.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
Ryan Clark, a former Steeler who was rushed from a 2007 game in Denver after suffering a splenic infarction, said on SportsCenter that in moments like this, the only thing that matters is Hamlin.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 3 Jan. 2023
Health authorities in the Chinese capital on Sunday reported two deaths of people with Covid-19, a 91-year-old woman with cerebral infarction and an 88-year-old man with respiratory disease and hypertension.
—Raffaele Huang, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
One group are diseases where there’s too much cell death going on, diseases like organ infarction.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Regardless of your immune status, cryptococcal meningitis can lead to cerebral infarctions (obstruction of blood flow to the brain) and permanent brain damage if not treated appropriately.
—Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
He was later diagnosed with an extremely rare spinal cord infarction, or a stroke in his spine, which paralyzed him.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 15 June 2023
Just a few weeks after the triumphant Webster Hall gig, a 20th-anniversary celebration of his solo debut, The Fine Art of Self Destruction, Malin suffered an exceedingly rare spinal-cord infarction — a stroke in his back — while at dinner in the East Village.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2023
The best perspective of the night came from ESPN analyst Ryan Clark, who was hospitalized for an extended period in 2007 with the Pittsburgh Steelers after suffering a splenic infarction.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
Ryan Clark, a former Steeler who was rushed from a 2007 game in Denver after suffering a splenic infarction, said on SportsCenter that in moments like this, the only thing that matters is Hamlin.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 3 Jan. 2023
Health authorities in the Chinese capital on Sunday reported two deaths of people with Covid-19, a 91-year-old woman with cerebral infarction and an 88-year-old man with respiratory disease and hypertension.
—Raffaele Huang, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
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