infarct

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfarctus, tu-stem derivation of īnfarciō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɑɹkt/

Noun

infarct (plural infarcts)

  1. (pathology) An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧farct

Noun

infarct n (plural infarcten, diminutive infarctje n)

  1. infarct

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French infarctus or German Infarkt.

Noun

infarct n (plural infarcte)

  1. heart attack

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