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gangrene

gan·grene [ gáng grn, gang grn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
death of tissue: local death and decay of soft tissues of the body as a result of lack of blood to the area



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle gan·grened, present participle gan·gren·ing, 3rd person present singular gan·grenes)
Definition:
 
get gangrene: to affect body tissue with gangrene, or become affected with gangrene

[Mid-16th century. Via French< Greek gaggraina]

gan·gre·nous [ gáng grənəss ] adjective
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