Definition of gangrene

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Gangrene (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.

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Mortification :: Mortification (n.) The death of one part of an animal body, while the rest continues to live; loss of vitality in some part of a living animal; gangrene..
Gangrenescent :: Gangrenescent (a.) Tending to mortification or gangrene.
Sphacelated :: Sphacelated (a.) Affected with gangrene; mortified.
Mormal :: Mormal (n.) A bad sore; a gangrene; a cancer.
Necrosis :: Necrosis (n.) Mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed to its death by molecular disintegration. See Caries..
Invade :: Invade (v. t.) To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue..
Sphacel :: Sphacel (n.) Gangrene.
Dry :: Dry (superl.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh..
Gangrene :: Gangrene (v. t. & i.) To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene.
Sphacelus :: Sphacelus (n.) Gangrenous part; gangrene; slough.
Gangrenate :: Gangrenate (v. t.) To gangrene.
Sphacelate :: Sphacelate (v. t.) To affect with gangrene.
Mortify :: Mortify (v. i.) To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene..
Gangrene :: Gangrene (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.
Gangrenous :: Gangrenous (a.) Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of gangrene..
Gangrened :: Gangrened (imp. & p. p.) of Gangren.
Mortify :: Mortify (v. t.) To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
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