infarct /in·farct/ (in´fahrkt) a localized area of ischemic necrosis produced by occlusion of the arterial supply or the venous drainage of the part.
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infarct (in·färktˑ),
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anemic infarct one due to the sudden arrest of circulation in a vessel, or to decoloration of hemorrhagic blood.
hemorrhagic infarct one that is red owing to oozing of erythrocytes into the injured area.
in·farct ( n färkt , n-färkt)n. An area of tissue that undergoes necrosis as a result of obstruction of local blood supply, as by a thrombus or an embolus. in·farct ed adj. |
Infarct
Death of tissue due to shutting off the blood supply.
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infarct
[infärkt′]
Etymology: L, infarcire, to stuff
a localized area of necrosis in a tissue resulting from anoxia. It is caused by an interruption in the blood supply to the area or, less frequently, by circulatory stasis produced by the occlusion of a vein that ordinarily carries blood away from the area. Some infarcts are pale and white because of the lack of circulation. Others may resemble a red, swollen bruise because of hemorrhage and an accumulation of blood in the area. Also called infarction.
infarct (in·färktˑ),
n localized tissue death resulting from an interruption of blood supply to that area. Also called
infarction.
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Infarct.
infarct (in´färkt),
n the death of a tissue caused by partial occlusion of a vessel or vessels supplying the area.
infarct
a localized area of ischemic necrosis produced by occlusion of the arterial supply or the venous drainage of the part. Clinical signs depend on the size of the devitalized tissue and the organ affected.
anemic infarct
one due to sudden interruption of flow of arterial blood to the area.
hemorrhagic infarct
one that is red owing to oozing of erythrocytes into the injured area.
infarct
Pathology Dead/necrotic tissue. See Acute myocardial infarct, Anemic infarct, Lacunar infarct, Myocardial infarct, Non-Q-wave infarct, Pseudoinfarct, Q wave infarct, Red infarct, Reperfusion-eligible acute myocardial infarct, Watershed infarct, White infarct. Cf Infarction.
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