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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:

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]