gangrene : Idioms & Phrases


cold gangrene

  • noun (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
    mummification; mumification necrosis; cold gangrene.
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dry gangrene

  • noun (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
    mummification; mumification necrosis; cold gangrene.
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emphysematous gangrene

  • noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
    emphysematous gangrene; emphysematous phlegmon; gangrenous emphysema; gas phlegmon; progressive emphysematous necrosis; clostridial myonecrosis.
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gas gangrene

  • noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
    emphysematous gangrene; emphysematous phlegmon; gangrenous emphysema; gas phlegmon; progressive emphysematous necrosis; clostridial myonecrosis.
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Senile gangrene

  • (Med.), a form of gangrene occuring particularly in old people, and caused usually by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries.
Webster 1913