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Word entry · 10 letters

infarction

Best crossword clue

"Tissue death from blockage"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted acfiinnortStarts with IEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin infarctiō, equivalent to infarct + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared.

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