gangrene

Meaning of gangrene

noun
  1. The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
    If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.
  2. A damaging or corrupting influence.
verb
  1. To produce gangrene in.
  2. To be affected with gangrene.
  3. To corrupt; To cause to become degenerate.

Information about gangrene

Hyphenation of gangrene

gan-grene

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • gangrene is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

gangrene synonyms

Meaning sphacelus:

sphacelus, slough

Meaning necrosis:

necrosis, mortification, sphacelus

Meaning necrose:

necrose, mortify, sphacelate

Translation of gangrene

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