INFARCT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does infarct mean? 

• INFARCT (noun)
  The noun INFARCT has 1 sense:

1. localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

  Familiarity information: INFARCT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INFARCT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

infarct; infarction

Hypernyms ("infarct" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infarct"):

MI; myocardial infarct; myocardial infarction (destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle)

 Context examples 

It is characterized by sensory defects affecting the same side of the face as the infarct and the opposite side of the trunk as the infarct.

(Lateral Medullary Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy.

(HTRA1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL).

(NOTCH3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Excessive formation of dense trabecular bone leading to pathological fractures, OSTEITIS, SPLENOMEGALY with infarct, ANEMIA, and extramedullary hemopoiesis (HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY).

(Osteopetrosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Localized atrophy of the brain parenchyma due to aging, hemorrhage, infarct, or inflammation.

(Encephalomalacia, NCI Thesaurus)

A syndrome caused by an infarct in the vertebral or posterior inferior cerebellar artery.

(Lateral Medullary Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)