infarctionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən/us/ɪnˈfɑːrk.ʃən/specializedthe process in which tissue dies because something has blocked its blood supply, or an occasion on which this happens:
A myocardial infarction happens when the blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged.
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