gangrene

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gangrene Definition

• (n) necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
• (n) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
• (v) undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"

gangrene Synonyms

• gangrene
• mortification
• mortify
• necrose
• necrosis
• slough
• sphacelate
• sphacelus