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[syn: infarct, infarction]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Infarction \In*farc"tion\, n. [See Infarce.]
1. The act of stuffing or filling; Specifically: (Med.) the
formation of an infarct; an overloading and obstruction of
any organ or vessel of the body; constipation.
[1913 Webster]
2. An infarct[2]; as, a cardiac infarction.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
infarction
n 1: localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood
supply [syn: infarct, infarction]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "infarction":
bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade,
blockage, bottleneck, cecum, choking, choking off, clog,
congestion, constipation, costiveness, cul-de-sac, dead end,
embolism, embolus, gorge, impasse, impediment, infarct, jam,
obstacle, obstipation, obstruction, sealing off, stop, stoppage,
strangulation