Meanings
nouninfarct (plural infarcts)
plural infarcts
- medicineAn area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis.
After RSE treatment for 90 days, there was no comparable fibrosis in noninfarct and infarct regions.
2015 December 10, “The Long-Term Consumption of Ginseng Extract Reduces the Susceptibility of Intermediate-Aged Hearts to Acute Ischemia Reperfusion Injury”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlocalized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
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Origin
- Latinīnfarctus
- Englishinfarct
Borrowed from Latin īnfarctus, tu-stem derivation of īnfarciō.
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Bulgarian инфа́ркт
- инфа́ркт (infárkt)area of dead tissue
Catalan infart
- infartarea of dead tissue
Chinese Mandarin 梗塞
- 梗塞 (gěngsè)area of dead tissue
Czech infarkt
- infarktarea of dead tissue
Dutch infarct
- infarctarea of dead tissue
Estonian infarkt
- infarktarea of dead tissue
Finnish infarkti, kudoskuolio
- infarktiarea of dead tissue
- kudoskuolioarea of dead tissue
French infarctus
- infarctusarea of dead tissue
German Infarkt
- Infarktarea of dead tissue
Greek εμβολή
- εμβολή (emvolí)area of dead tissue
Hebrew אוטם
- אוטםarea of dead tissue
Hungarian infarktus, (érelzáródás miatt) elhalt szövet
- infarktusarea of dead tissue
- (érelzáródás miatt) elhalt szövetarea of dead tissue
Indonesian infarsi, infark
- infarsiarea of dead tissue
- infarkarea of dead tissue
Italian infarto
- infartoarea of dead tissue
Japanese 梗塞
- 梗塞 (kōsoku)area of dead tissue
Korean 경색
- 경색 (gyeongsaek)area of dead tissue
Norwegian infarkt
- infarktarea of dead tissue
Persian اَنفارکتوس
- اَنفارکتوس (anfârktus)area of dead tissue
Polish zawał
- zawałarea of dead tissue
Portuguese infarto, enfarte
- infartoarea of dead tissue
- enfartearea of dead tissue
Russian инфа́ркт
- инфа́ркт (infárkt)area of dead tissue
Spanish infarto
- infartoarea of dead tissue
Swedish infarkt
- infarktarea of dead tissue
Turkish enfarktüs
- enfarktüsarea of dead tissue
Ukrainian інфа́ркт
- інфа́ркт (infárkt)area of dead tissue
Urdu احتِشاء
- احتِشاءarea of dead tissue
Vietnamese nhồi máu
- nhồi máuarea of dead tissue
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Cite this entry
APA
infarct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infarct
MLA
“infarct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infarct. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infarct,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infarct.
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