Editing Infarction (section)

{{Short description|Tissue death due to inadequate blood supply}}
{{Distinguish|Infection|Infraction}}
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'''Infarction''' is tissue death ([[necrosis]]) due to [[Ischemia|inadequate blood supply]] to the affected area. It may be caused by [[Thrombosis|artery blockages]], rupture, mechanical compression, or [[vasoconstriction]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3970 |work=MedicineNet |publisher=[[WebMD]] |title=Definition of Infarction |date=April 27, 2011 |access-date=August 19, 2011 |archive-date=January 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123012700/http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3970 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The resulting [[lesion]] is referred to as an infarct<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/infarct |publisher=[[TheFreeDictionary.com]] |title=infarct}} Citing:
* The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Updated in 2009.
* The American Heritage Science Dictionary 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
</ref><ref>[http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/infract infract]. CollinsDictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary&nbsp;– Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved November 22, 2012.</ref>
(from the Latin ''infarctus'', "stuffed into").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=infarct&allowed_in_frame=0|title=Infarct &#124; Origin and meaning of infarct by Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref>