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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
1I2N3F4A5R6C7T8I9O10N

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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