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Synonyms for gangrene in English

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gangrene:
- gangrene; mortification; necrosis; sphacelus; slough
- gangrene; mortify; sphacelate; necrose

English

Detailed Synonyms for gangrene in English

gangrene:

gangrene [the ~] noun

the gangrene
the gangrene
- gangrene [the ~] noun
the gangrene

– the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) ¹
the gangrene; the mortification; the necrosis; the sphacelus
– the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) ¹
- gangrene [the ~] noun
- mortification [the ~] noun
- necrosis [the ~] noun
- sphacelus [the ~] noun
the gangrene

– necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass ¹
the slough; the gangrene; the sphacelus
– necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass ¹
- slough [the ~] noun
- gangrene [the ~] noun
- sphacelus [the ~] noun

gangrene verb

gangrene

– undergo necrosis ¹
gangrene; to mortify; sphacelate; necrose
– undergo necrosis ¹
- gangrene verb
- mortify verb (mortifies, mortified, mortifying)
- sphacelate verb
- necrose verb
  - the tissue around the wound necrosed¹

Related Words for "gangrene":

gangrenes

Alternate Synonyms for "gangrene":

sphacelus; slough; pathology
necrosis; mortification; death
necrose; mortify; sphacelate; waste; rot

Related Definitions for "gangrene":

the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)¹
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass¹
undergo necrosis¹

Related Synonyms for gangrene

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