Infarct

Introduction: Infarct

Description of Infarct

Infarct: Sudden blood deprivation to a part of the body resulting in necrosis of that part.

Infarct: localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply.
Source: WordNet 2.1

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.
Source: CRISP

Infarct: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Infarct:

• Area
• Necrosis (37 causes)
• Insufficiency
• Arterial
• Arterial disease
• Venous
• Blood (1783 causes)
• Blood symptoms (2297 causes)
• Blood disease
• Blood disorder

Terms associated with Infarct:

Terms Similar to Infarct:

• infarction

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Infarct:

• myocardial infarction
• myocardial infarct
• MI

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Infarct

• necrosis

Source - CRISP

• pathology

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Infarct:

• blood vessel occlusion
• multiinfarct dementia

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Infarct

The following list attempts to classify Infarct into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• pathology
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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