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infarction (s) (noun), infarctions (pl)
A localized necrosis that occurs from an obstruction of the blood supply: An infarction causes tissues to die when the supply of the body's vital fluid to a tissue is blocked or cut off.
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cerebral infarction (s) (noun), cerebral infarctions (pl)
A stroke: The cerebral infarction that the elderly Mr. Smith had was caused by a blockage of a blood vessel in his brain.
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myocardial infarction (s) (noun), myocardial infarctions (pl)
A heart attack: A coronary thrombosis can cause a myocardial infarction when the supply of blood to the heart is interrupted.
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