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gangrene
gan·grene
[
gáng grn,
gang grn
]
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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gan·gre·nous [ gáng grənəss ] adjective
