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Definition of infarction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

infarction

noun

/ɪnˈfɑːkʃn/

/ɪnˈfɑːrkʃn/

[uncountable, countable] (medical)

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a condition in which the blood supply to an area of tissue is blocked and the tissue dies

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