INFARCT
\ɪnfˈɑːkt], \ɪnfˈɑːkt], \ɪ_n_f_ˈɑː_k_t]\
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An obstruction or embolus.
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The morbid condition of a limited area resulting from such obstruction; as, a hemorrhagic infarct.
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An obstruction or embolus.
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The morbid condition of a limited area resulting from such obstruction; as, a hemorrhagic infarct.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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[Latin] A circumscribed area of infiltration or degeneration produced by sudden localized obstruction of circulation, especially thrombosis or embolism. The i. may be either quite bloodless (Anaemic i.) or reddish from congestion and extravasation (Haemorrhagic i.).
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).