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Ischemia vs Infarction - What's the difference?

ischemia | infarction |

As nouns the difference between ischemia and infarction

is that ischemia is local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (vasoconstriction, thrombosis or embolism) while infarction is the process which causes an infarct.

ischemia

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Noun

  • (pathology, cardiology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (vasoconstriction, thrombosis or embolism).
  • Derived terms

    * ischemic

    infarction

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) The process which causes an infarct.
  • (pathology) An infarct.
  • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

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