gangrenous

gangrenous
gangrene NOUN Medicine localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from either obstructed circulation or bacterial infection.
VERB become affected with gangrene.
DERIVATIVES gangrenous adjective.
ORIGIN Greek gangraina.

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  • Gangrenous — Gan gre*nous, a. [Cf. F. gangr[ e]neux.] Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of gangrene. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gangrenous — 1610s, from GANGRENE (Cf. gangrene) + OUS (Cf. ous) …   Etymology dictionary

  • gangrenous — Relating to or affected with gangrene. * * * gan·gre·nous gaŋ grə nəs adj affected by, characterized by, or resembling gangrene <a gangrenous foot> <gangrenous septicemia> …   Medical dictionary

  • gangrenous — [[t]gæ̱ŋgrɪnəs[/t]] ADJ Gangrenous is used to describe a part of a person s body that has been affected by gangrene. ...patients with gangrenous limbs …   English dictionary

  • gangrenous — adjective Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene. The medic worried that Private Johnsons wounded leg was looking more gangrenous. Syn: infected, necrotic, putrefactive, rotting, septic …   Wiktionary

  • gangrenous stomatitis — n CANCRUM ORIS * * * noma (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary

  • gangrenous pharyngitis — pharyngitis characterized by gangrenous patches …   Medical dictionary

  • gangrenous — adjective see gangrene I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gangrenous — See gangrene. * * * …   Universalium

  • gangrenous — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mortified, necrose. See disease …   English dictionary for students

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