INFARCT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

Synonyms:

infarct; infarction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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)

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb infarct