What does "infarct" mean?

An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis.

What is a synonym for "infarct"?

Common synonyms include: bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, block, blockade.

/ɪnˈfɑɹkt/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis.
"After RSE treatment for 90 days, there was no comparable fibrosis in noninfarct and infarct regions."
2
localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply wordnet

"After RSE treatment for 90 days, there was no comparable fibrosis in noninfarct and infarct regions."

Borrowed from Latin īnfarctus, tu-stem derivation of īnfarciō.