Etymology

infarct

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Today it means: An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis. Full definition →

Latin īnfarctus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromīnfarctus
  2. English todayinfarct

Borrowed from Latin īnfarctus, tu-stem derivation of īnfarciō.

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