infarction

Introduction

Death of a part of an organ, such as the heart or brain, due to lack of oxygen & other nutrients.

More general terms

• pathologic process

More specific terms

• apoplexy
• hepatic infarction
• intestinal infarction
• myocardial infarction (MI); heart attack
• pancreatic infarction
• pulmonary infarction
• renal infarction
• spinal cord infarction
• splenic infarction

Additional terms

• cell death