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Definition: Infarction |
InfarctionNoun1. Localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Note: Infarction \In*farc"tion\, noun. [See Infarce.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A pathological process consisting of a sudden insufficient blood supply to an area, which results in necrosis of that area. It is usually caused by a thrombus, an embolus, or a vascular torsion. (references) |
Public Administration | The sudden or slow death of a wedge-shaped area in a tissue or organ due to blockage of its blood supply by an embolus or thrombus; example:myocardial infarction. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: InfarctionSynonym: infarct (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Closure | Noun: closure, occlusion, blockade; shutting up; Verb: obstruction; (hindrance); embolus; contraction; infarction; constipation, obstipation; blind alley, blind corner; keddah; cul-de-sac, caecum; imperforation, imperviousness; Adjective: impermeability; stopper. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Blood clots are the most common cause of artery blockage and brain infarction. (references) | |
At this point the nerve cell is essentially permanently injured and for all purposes dead (necrosis and infarction). (references) | ||
It will quickly rule out a hemorrhage, can occasionally show a tumor that might mimic a stroke, and may even show evidence of early infarction. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Infarction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Infarction" is used about 264 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 264 | 18,152 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "infarction": Brain Infarction ♦ cardiac infarction ♦ Cerebral Infarction ♦ Myocardial infarction ♦ Pulmonary infarction ♦ Splenic Infarction. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "infarction": post-infarction. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "infarction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 梗塞. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | infarkt (infarct). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | infarctie (infarcted area), infarct (infarct), infarcering. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | infarkti. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | infarctus (m), infarctus (cardiac infarction, infarct, infarcted area, infarction of the myocardium, myocardial infarct, myocardial infarction), infarcissement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Infarkt (coronary, infarct). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | έμφραγμα (heart attack, infarct, plug), έμφραξη (balling, balling up, blinding, blockage, blockage of the filter, choking, clogging, contention, filling, head, occlusion, plugging, stopper, stopper head, stopper-end). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | infarto (cardiac infarction, coronary, heart attack, infarct, infarction of the myocardium, myocardial infarct, myocardial infarction), infarcimento, verificarsi di un infarto, formazione di infarto. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 梗塞 (block, stoppage, tightness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | "うそく (best student, block, high gear, high speed, leading disciple, luminous flux, restraint, restriction, school regulations, speed of light, stoppage, tightness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 경색. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | infarctionay enfarte (infarct). (various references) infarto (coronary thrombosis, heart attack, infarct). (various references) infarkt (infarct). (various references) การเกิ"เนื้อตายเนื่องจากขา"การไหลเวียนของโลหิต. (various references) damar tıkanıklığı (embolism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "infarction": infarctions. (additional references) | |
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"Infarction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enfarction, ifarction, iinfraction, infaction, infarcation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "infarction" (pronounced i'nfÄ"rkshun) |
| 4 | -k sh u n | abduction, abstraction, action, addiction, advection, affection, affliction, attraction, auction, benediction, circumspection, collection, complexion, compunction, concoction, conduction, confection, conjunction, connection, constriction, construction, contraction, contradiction, convection, conviction, correction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, defection, depiction, dereliction, destruction, detection, diction, diffraction, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissatisfaction, dissection, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, ejection, election, erection, eviction, exaction, extinction, extraction, faction, fiction, flexion, fraction, friction, function, imperfection, inaction, induction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, injection, injunction, inspection, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intersection, introduction, introspection, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, objection, obstruction, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, perfection, prediction, predilection, preelection, production, projection, protection, reaction, recollection, reconstruction, redirection, reduction, reelection, reflection, reinspection, reintroduction, rejection, reproduction, restriction, resurrection, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, section, seduction, selection, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, 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syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: infraction. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-f-i-i-n-n-o-r-t" | |
-2 letters: fraction, friction, inaction. | |
-3 letters: actinon, anionic, carotin, contain, faction, fiction, fontina, frantic, infarct, infract, nicotin, nonfact, noritic. | |
-4 letters: action, anoint, aortic, aroint, atonic, cannot, canton, cantor, carton, cation, citrin, citron, confit, contra, cortin, craton, factor, fanion, forint, fracti, iatric, incant, infant, intron, ironic, nation, natron, niacin, nitric, nonart, nonfat, ration, tannic. | |
-5 letters: acini, acorn. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-f-i-i-n-n-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: fornicating, fornication, fractioning, infarctions, infractions. | |
+2 letters: antifriction, confirmation, fornications. | |
+3 letters: antifrictions, configuration, confirmations, cornification, fractionating, fractionation, functionaries, nitrification, reunification. | |
+4 letters: antireflection, centrifugation, configurations, confirmational, cornifications, fractionations, gentrification, nitrifications, preunification, reconfirmation, reunifications. | |
+5 letters: centrifugations, confectionaries, configurational, confraternities, denitrification, fractionalizing, frenchification, gentrifications, noncertificated, personification, prenotification, reconfiguration, reconfirmations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 66 61 72 63 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. ..-. .- .-. -.-. - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100110 01100001 01110010 01100011 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n f a r c t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0066 0061 0072 0063 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43807267846986758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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