INFARCTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does infarction mean? • INFARCTION (noun)
The noun INFARCTION has 1 sense:
1. localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
Familiarity information: INFARCTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INFARCTION (noun)
Meaning:
Localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
infarct; infarction
Hypernyms ("infarction" is a kind of...):
pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infarction"):
MI; myocardial infarct; myocardial infarction (destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle)
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