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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply;
[syn: infarct, infarction]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Infarct \In*farct"\, n. [See Infarce.] 1. (Med.) An obstruction or embolus in one of the blood vessels. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Med.) The morbid condition of a limited area resulting from such obstruction; also, the localized necrotic (dead) tissue resulting from such obstruction; as, a hemorrhagic infarct. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

infarct n 1: localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply [syn: infarct, infarction]