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Definition of Infarct

1. Noun. Localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply.

Definition of Infarct

1. n. An obstruction or embolus.

Definition of Infarct

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

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Definition of Infarct

1. an area of dead or dying tissue [n -S]

Medical Definition of Infarct

1. An area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Infarct

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Pathology and Morbid Anatomy by Thomas Henry Green (1884)
"Centre of infarct which is be- base is slightly raised above S^S^Ti^rf^ the general surface and sur- lateral hyperaemia. (0. Weber), rounded by a ring of ..."

2. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1909)
"Occasionally the rupture results from the breaking of an infarct or of an abscess. ... infarct AND ABSCESS OF THE SPLEEN. Emboli in the splenic arteries ..."

3. The Treatment of Disease: A Manual of Practical Medicine by Reynold Webb Wilcox (1907)
"The base of the cone is toward the periphery of the lung and the infarct varies in size from that of a pea to that of an egg; when fresh it is red-brown in ..."

4. Diseases of the Lungs: Designed to be a Practical Presentation of the by Robert Hall Babcock (1907)
"Pulmonary Embolism and infarct.—Embolism of a pulmonary artery is a not very infrequent occurrence which may or may not carry in its train consequences of ..."

5. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"An x-ray will be of value. Areas of consolidation are found in various parts of the lung. 13. Hemorrhage infarct of the Lung Characteristic Features. ..."

6. Special pathology and therapeutics of the diseases of domestic animals v. 2 by Ferenc Hutyra (1912)
"Hemorrhagic infarct of the Kidneys. The formation of infarcts in the kidneys is always a consequence of obstruction of the arteries, ..."

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