Gangrene - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɡæŋɡriːn|  American pronunciation of the word gangrene
Brit.  |ˈɡæŋɡriːn|  British pronunciation of the word gangrene

noun

- necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass (syn: slough)
- the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) (syn: mortification, necrosis)

verb

- undergo necrosis (syn: mortify, necrose, sphacelate)

Extra examples

When gangrene set in, the soldier's leg had to be amputated.

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