Definitions for gangreneˈgæŋ grin, gæŋˈgrin
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gan•greneˈgæŋ grin, gæŋˈgrin(n.; v.)-grened, -gren•ing.
(n.)death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usu. followed by decomposition and putrefaction.
Category: Pathology
(v.i.)to affect or become affected with gangrene.
Category: Pathology
Origin of gangrene:
1535–45; < MF gangrene < L gangraena < Gk gángraina an eating sore
gan′gre•nous-grə nəs(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
gangrene, sphacelus, slough(noun)
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus(verb)
the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate(verb)
undergo necrosis
"the tissue around the wound necrosed"
Wiktionary
gangrene(Noun)
The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.
gangrene(Noun)
A damaging or corrupting influence.
gangrene(Verb)
To produce gangrene in.
gangrene(Verb)
To be affected with gangrene.
Origin: From gangraena, from γάγγραινα, from γραίνειν.
Webster Dictionary
Gangrene(noun)
a term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in any stage
Gangrene(u)
to produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Gangrene
Death and putrefaction of tissue usually due to a loss of blood supply.
Translations for gangrene
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gangrene(noun)
the decay of a part of the body of a living person, animal etc, because the blood supply to that part of the body has stopped.
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