infarction
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈfɑːrkʃn/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈfɑːkʃn/
When a part of the body doesn't get enough blood, and the tissue there dies.
The doctor told him that he had a heart infarction, which meant part of his heart had died due to lack of blood.
의사는 그에게 심근경색이 있어서 심장의 일부가 혈액 부족으로 인해 죽었다고 말했다.