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gan·grene
(găng′grēn′, găng-grēn′)n.
Death and decay of body tissue, often in a limb or digit, caused by insufficient blood supply to the affected area as a result of injury, infection, or disease, and commonly classified as wet (when bacterial infection is involved) or dry (when infection is not a significant factor).
tr. & intr.v. gan·grened, gan·gren·ing, gan·grenes
To affect or become affected with gangrene.
[Medieval Latin cancrēna, from Latin gangraena, gangrēna, from Greek gangraina.]
gan′gre·nous (găng′grə-nəs) adj.
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gangrene
(ˈɡæŋɡriːn)n
1. (Pathology) death and decay of tissue as the result of interrupted blood supply, disease, or injury
2. moral decay or corruption
vb
(Pathology) to become or cause to become affected with gangrene
[C16: from Latin gangraena, from Greek gangraina an eating sore; related to Greek gran to gnaw]
gangrenous adj
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gan•grene
(ˈgæŋ grin, gæŋˈgrin)n., v. -grened, -gren•ing. n.
1. death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usu. followed by decomposition and putrefaction.
v.t., v.i. 2. to affect or become affected with gangrene.
[1535–45; < Middle French gangrene < Latin gangraena < Greek gángraina an eating sore]
gan′gre•nous (-grə nəs) adj.
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gan·grene
(găng′grēn′) Death of tissue in a living body, especially in a limb, caused by a bacterial infection resulting from a stoppage of the blood supply to the affected tissue.
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gangrene
Past participle: gangrened
Gerund: gangrening
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gangrene
(gas) A type of gangrene involving bacterial infection, usually of a wound, leading to muscle death.
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| Noun | 1. | gangrene - necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition cold gangrene, dry gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification - (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis - (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon |
| 2. |  gangrene - the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)death - the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death" myonecrosis - localized death of muscle cell fibers | |
| Verb | 1. | gangrene - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" |
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Translations
غَنْغَرينَه
sněť
koldbrand
üszkösödés
drep í holdi
gangrenagangrenuotas
gangrēna
gangréna
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gangrene
(ˈgӕŋgriːn) noun the decay of a part of the body of a living person, animal etc, because the blood supply to that part of the body has stopped.
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gan·grene
n. gangrena, destrucción de un tejido debido a riego sanguíneo interrumpido gen. por infección bacteriana y putrefacción;
gaseous ___ → ___ gaseosa.
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gangrene
n gangrena; dry — gangrena seca; gas — gangrena gaseosaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.