infarction

Questions about infarction

What does infarction mean?

infarction means "localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply".

How many syllables are in infarction?

infarction has 3 syllables: in-farc-tion. The stress falls on "farc". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈfɑɹkʃən/.

What is another word for infarction?

Close synonyms include infarct. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is infarction a common word?

infarction is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.