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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INFARCT

Via New Latin from Latin infarctus stuffed into, from farcīre to stuff.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INFARCT

infarct  [ɪnˈfɑːkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFARCT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infarct is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INFARCT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

infarct

Infarction

In medicine, infarction is tissue death caused by a local lack of oxygen, due to an obstruction of the tissue's blood supply. The resulting lesion is referred to as an infarct. Myocardial Infarction is the partial death of heart tissue commonly known as heart attack.

Definition of infarct in the English dictionary

The definition of infarct in the dictionary is a localized area of dead tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to that part, esp by an embolus Also called: infarction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFARCT


antiqued
ænˈtiːkt
forked
fɔːkt
gedact
ɡəˈdɑːkt
handworked
ˈhændˌwɜːkt
leaked
ˈliːkt
marked
mɑːkt
narked
nɑːkt
overworked
ˌəʊvəˈwɜːkt
parked
pɑːkt
peaked
piːkt
piqued
piːkt
postmarked
ˈpəʊstmɑːkt
remarqued
riːˈmɑːkt
stalked
stɔːkt
streaked
striːkt
unearmarked
ʌnˈɪəˌmɑːkt
unmarked
ʌnˈmɑːkt
unremarked
ˌʌnrɪˈmɑːkt
waymarked
ˈweɪˌmɑːkt
worked
wɜːkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFARCT

infantility
infantilization
infantilize
infantine
infantries
infantry
infantry division
infantryman
infantrymen
infants
infarcted
infarction
infare
infatuate
infatuated
infatuatedly
infatuation
infauna
infaunal
infaust

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFARCT

abstract
act
affect
as a matter of fact
collect
compact
conduct
connect
contact
contract
correct
ct
direct
district
effect
exact
expect
fact
impact
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Synonyms and antonyms of infarct in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «infarct» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFARCT

Find out the translation of infarct to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of infarct from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infarct» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

梗塞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infarto
570 millions of speakers

English

infarct
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोधगलितांश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

احتشاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инфаркта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infarto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিনষ্টকলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infarctus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Infark
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Infarkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

梗塞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Infarct
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhồi máu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இன்ஃபார்க்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इन्फर्क्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

enfarktüs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infarto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zawał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інфаркту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infarct
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμφράγματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

infark
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infarkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

infarkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infarct

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFARCT»

The term «infarct» is regularly used and occupies the 57.234 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFARCT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infarct

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFARCT»

Discover the use of infarct in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infarct and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rubin's Pathology: Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine
28-26B). Swelling and liquefaction follow within 3 to 5 days, during which time the patient is in peril from the mass effect of the infarct. The infarct then matures over weeks to months into a cystic space (Fig. 28-27), sometimes accompanied by ...
Raphael Rubin, David S. Strayer, Emanuel Rubin, 2011
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Soul's Infarct
Indigent, incarcerated, insane--loving couples portrayed from Chile's most extreme asylum in photographs and protean text.
Diamela Eltit, Paz Errázuriz, 2009
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Essentials of Rubin's Pathology
EXTENSION OF THE INFARCT: Clinically recognizable extension of an acute myocardial infarct occurs in the first 1 to 2 weeks in up to 10% of patients. Such a situation is associated with a doubling of mortality. RUPTURE OF THE FREE ...
Howard Reisner, 2013
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Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine
Angina Pectoris Infarct Mural Mitral Extension Thrombus Insufficiency Ruptured Free Wall Ruptured Septum Ruptured Papillary Muscle Repeated Ischemia and Infarction Cardiogenic Shock Infarct Extension Small Acute Ml & Many Old Mis ...
Eric J. Topol, Robert M. Califf, 2007
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Stroke: Clinical manifestations and pathogenesis
... the patient's condition may worsen toward deep coma. 22.5. Borderzone territories (watershed or borderzone infarcts) 22.5.1. Etiology and frequency Infarct may develop at the collateral border zone between two main pial arterial territories ...
‎2009
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Practical Differential Diagnosis for CT and MRI
Perivascular Space Lacunar Infarct Location Basal ganglia, thalamus, white matter Basal ganglia, internal capsule, thalamus, near vertex, subinsular, although corona radiata or pons may be seen anywhere in the brain MRI CSF intensity on ...
Eugene Lin, 2008
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The Human Heart: A Basic Guide to Heart Disease
There's one class of myocardial infarct where nitroglycerine is really disastrous and that's an infarct that involves the right ventricle. We now know that if very much of the muscle of the right ventricle is infarcted, the ability of that ventricle to  ...
Brendan Phibbs, 2007
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Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality: 5th International ...
Segmentation of the Infarct and Peri-infarct Zones in Cardiac MR Images Aditya Gupta and Mubarak Shah Department of Computer Science, University of Central Florida, USA Abstract. This paper presents a novel approach for segmentation ...
Hongen Liao, P.J. Eddie Edwards, Xiaochuan Pan, 2010
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Stroke Syndromes
In half the patients, behavioural changes (Caplan et al., 1986; Mohr et al., 1978) are the most striking pattern of this type of infarct on the right side. Acute confusional state may be observed in right MCA inferior division territory infarct in nearly ...
Julien Bogousslavsky, Louis R. Caplan, 2001
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Complications of Myocardial Infarction: Clinical Diagnostic ...
Some aspects of infarct expansion and ventricular dilation remain poorly understood in the era of reperfusion. The factors that determine limited, adaptive dilation and remodeling and those that determine progressive detrimental dilation and ...
Stuart J. Hutchison, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFARCT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infarct is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brain changes may differ by race in Alzheimer's disease - CBS News
... whites to suffer from heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, all of which increase a person's risk of infarct-causing strokes, ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
2
How Alzheimer's Is Different in African-Americans | TIME
... including stroke and hypertension, Barnes expected to find more infarct-related differences when comparing the brains of African-Americans ... «TIME, Jul 15»
3
What Is Vascular Dementia?
... (MRI is more sensitive than CT) that demonstrates either multiple infarcts or a single strategically placed infarct (eg, angular gyrus, thalamus, ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
4
Study assesses uric acid and alteplase in stroke
Dr Laura Llull and colleagues write in the journal Stroke that brain imaging on 25 women and 21 men in the study found infarct growth was ... «6minutes, Jul 15»
5
BB King was not poisoned, autopsy finds | Music | The Guardian
“Considering the information available to any clinical physician at the time, multi-infarct dementia was a reasonable conclusion to reach,” he ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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BB King wasn't poisoned after all, coroner says
... caused by diabetes-triggered mini-strokes known as “multi-infarct dementia,” police have officially closed their investigation into the matter. «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
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Coroner: No evidence BB King poisoned before death
The medical term was multi-infarct dementia. Fudenberg said the autopsy found additional evidence of cerebrovascular disease and mini-strokes similar to ... «Knutsford Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Are You Using Your Professional Title Ethically?
... an individual is experiencing a medical emergency, such as a stroke, myocardial infarct or asphyxiation due to choking. (As I write this article, ... «Dynamic Chiropractic, Jul 15»
9
Uric Acid Boosts 'Clot-Busting' Therapy for Stroke
Uric acid therapy was better than placebo in reducing infarct growth in ... on infarct growth were found to be significant only in women, they said. «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
10
CORDIS Express: Researchers take on dementia
... Alzheimer's disease (about 50-70 % of cases in the EU) or successive strokes which lead to multi-infarct dementia (about 30 % of EU cases). «Cordis News, Jul 15»

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