Definition of "infarct" [in•farct]

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

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• "The infarct is not making her more expensive for the insurance company."
• "Pollock quickly concluded that the president had suffered “a massive infarct,” i.e., significant damage to the tissues of the heart."
• "The cerebellar infarct, according to the neurologist, was due to the godawful migraine."