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Word · Verb

infarct; necrosis from ischemia

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to infarct; to undergo infarction

formal

A strictly medical term referring to tissue death caused by a blockage of the blood supply. Commonly used to describe conditions like myocardial infarction (heart attack) or cerebral infarction (stroke).

Bìng病
rén人
yīn因
xīn心
jī肌
gěng梗
sǐ死
bèi被
jǐn紧
jí急
sòng送
wǎng往
yī医
yuàn院
 。

The patient was rushed to the hospital due to a myocardial infarction.

CC
TT
sǎo扫
miáo描
xiǎn显
shì示
tā他
de的
dà大
nǎo脑
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
qū区
yù域
gěng梗
sǐ死
le了
 。

A CT scan showed a small area of infarction in his brain.

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Dòng动
mài脉
dǔ堵
sè塞
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
shèn肾
zàng脏
gěng梗
sǐ死
 。

Arterial blockage may lead to renal infarction.