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loss of density or organized structure in the brain or a part of the brain; (loosely) a condition in a living person attributed to this, spec.…
infarction of brain tissue unaccompanied by haemorrhage (cf. red softening n. at red, adj. n.compounds 1f(c)(i)); an instance or area of this.
loss of tissue density with red discoloration, affecting all or part of an organ; spec. cerebral infarction.