Pathologic Function
infarct Audio
in·farct [ in-fahrkt, in-fahrkt ]
Subclass of:
Necrosis; Ischemia
Etymology:
Latin infarcire = to stuff; hence to fill up
Definitions related to infarction:
  • (infarct) Localized necrosis of tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply usually by a thrombus, an embolus, or vascular torsion.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (infarct) Sudden insufficient blood supply to an area, which results in necrosis of that area; usually caused by a thrombus, an embolus, or a vascular torsion.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A localized pathological necrosis of tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply usually by a thrombus, an embolus, or vascular torsion.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Formation of an infarct, which is NECROSIS in tissue due to local ISCHEMIA resulting from obstruction of BLOOD CIRCULATION, most commonly by a THROMBUS or EMBOLUS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Infarction, death of tissue resulting from a failure of blood supply, commonly due to obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot or narrowing of the blood-vessel channel. The dead tissue is called an infarct. Myocardial infarction (heart attack)--death of a section of heart muscle--results from...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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