Meaning

2 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The process which causes an infarct.

    Infarzierung

  2. (countable, uncountable)An infarct (an area of ischemic necrosis).

More definitions
  • localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I had a myocardial infarction.

    deIch hatte einen Herzinfarkt. — virgil

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  2. A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction, happens when a part of the heart muscle doesn’t get enough blood.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
the process which causes an infarct:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin infarctiō, equivalent to infarct + -ion.

Borrowed from Latin infarctiō, equivalent to infarct + -ion.

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Forms

plural: infarctions
Singularinfarction
Pluralinfarctions

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply:infarct

Word family

10 related words
Relatedinfarctive
Derivedcryoinfarctioninfarctionalmicroinfarctionmyocardial infarctionperiinfarctionpostinfarctionpreinfarctionpseudoinfarctionreinfarction

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
infantB2infantileinfantryinfatuateinfatuation
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