infarct

n.
An area of tissue that undergoes necrosis as a result of obstruction of local blood supply, as by a thrombus or embolus.

[From Latin īnfarctus, past participle of īnfarcīre, to cram : in-, in; see in-² + farcīre, to stuff.]

infarcted in·farct'ed adj.

(in'färkt)
n

The death of a tissue caused by partial occlusion of a vessel or vessels supplying the area.

A small localized region of dead, deteriorating tissue resulting from lack of blood supply.

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 i. — one due to sudden interruption of flow of arterial blood to the area.
• hemorrhagic i. — one that is red owing to oozing of erythrocytes into the injured area.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - blodprop, infarkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
infarct, hartaanval

Français (French)
n. - infarctus

Deutsch (German)
n. - Infarkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παθολ.) έμφραγμα

Italiano (Italian)
infarto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - infarto (m) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
инфаркт

Español (Spanish)
n. - infarto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - infarkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
梗塞, 梗死

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 梗塞, 梗死

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경색

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 梗塞

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) احتشاء, سداد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קטע של רקמה מתה, בשל אי ספיקת דם, אוטם‬

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