Infarct
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An area of tissue that has died due to a local interruption in its blood supply.
“The scan revealed a small infarct in the heart muscle following the cardiac event.”
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in·farct
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infarction
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Ends in -RCT with only two vowels I and A, the -ARCT cluster being very distinctive
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Worth 12 points, the F and C add decent tile value to this medical term
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