infarction
pronunciation
How to pronounce infarction in British English:
UK [ɪnˈfɑ:kʃn]
How to pronounce infarction in American English:
US [ɪnˈfɑrkʃn]
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- Noun:
- localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
Word Origin
- infarction (n.)
- 1680s, noun of action from Latin infarcire (see infarct).
Example
- 1. Surgical treatment of ventricular septal rupture after acute myocardial infarction .
- 2. Clinical effects of naloxone in treating acute cerebral infarction .
- 3. The study was dubbed apollo , shorthand for a randomized clinical trial of adipose-derived stem cells in the treatment of patients with st-elevation myocardial infarction .
- 4. Routine early angioplasty after fibrinolysis for acute myocardial infarction .
- 5. Measurement of plasma high density lipoprotein cholesterol and its significance in elderly with cerebral infarction .