noun
- areas of tissue death caused by inadequate blood supply
Usage: medical
Examples
- The MRI revealed multiple small infarcts in the brain tissue.
- Heart attacks can cause infarcts in the cardiac muscle.
- The pathologist identified several infarcts during the autopsy.
- Stroke patients often develop infarcts in affected brain regions.
- The doctor explained that infarcts result from blocked blood vessels.
- CT scans can help detect infarcts in various organs.