infarction
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈfɑːrkʃn/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈfɑːkʃn/
noun
R
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.
translation
When a part of the body doesn't get enough blood, and the tissue there dies.
Word Forms
Plural
infarctions