gangrene

Plural: gangrenes

Noun

• necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
• the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
• The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
• A damaging or corrupting influence.

Verb

Verb Forms: gangrened, gangrening, gangrenes

• To develop gangrene, causing tissue death.
• undergo necrosis
• To produce gangrene in.
• To be affected with gangrene.
• To corrupt; To cause to become degenerate.

Examples

• If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.
• Neglecting to play a vowel often causes a rack to GANGRENE, becoming useless.

Synonyms

mortification, mortify, necrose, necrosis, slough, sphacelate, sphacelus, sphacel

Anagrams of gangrene