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DictionarySeeinfarctionwatershed infarction
wa·ter·shed in·farc·tioninfarction in a region of the cerebral cortex, the spinal cord, or a peripheral nerve where the distributions of nutrient arteries meet, or overlap; in these areas, tissue perfusion is most compromised when blood flow is decreased.Infarction of a region that is peripheral to 2 arteries and susceptible to ischaemia. Watershed infarcts are often haemorrhagic, as restoration of the circulation allows blood to flow into damaged capillaries and ‘leak’ into the ischaemic tissuewa·ter·shed in·farc·tion (waw'tĕr-shed in-fahrk'shŭn) Cortical infarction in an area where the distributions of major cerebral arteries meet or overlap. wa·ter·shed in·farc·tion (waw'tĕr-shed in-fahrk'shŭn) Infarction in a region of the cerebral cortex, the spinal cord, or a peripheral nerve where the distributions of nutrient arteries meet or overlap. |