Thesaurus: gangrene

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1. n. A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in any stage.
2. v. t. & i. To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene.
3. n. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
4. n. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
5. v. undergo necrosis
6. A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in any stage. To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene.
7. A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissueswhich has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss ofvitality; but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in anystage.
8. n:100 n. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass