 gangrene |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (medicine) undergo necrosis | |
| Synonyms: | mortify sphacelate necrose | |
| Examples: | "the tissue around the wound necrosed" |
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| Related terms: | waste | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) | |
| Synonyms: | necrosis sphacelus mortification local_death | |
| Related terms: | death myonecrosis necrose | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (medicine,pathology) necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass | |
| Synonyms: | sphacelus slough | |
| Related terms: | symptom pathology dry_gangrene clostridial_myonecrosis necrose | |
| Similar spelling: |
gangrenous gang-rape ganger Gangwer |
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