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gangrenous

/gang-green, gang-green/US // ˈgæŋ grin, gæŋˈgrin //UK // (ˈɡæŋɡriːn) //

疽性的,疽性,坏疽性,坏疽性的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction.
    • : moral or spiritual corruption and decadence that pervades an individual or group: “This church body has been afflicted with a spiritual gangrene that is poisoning our relationship with the Lord,” the preacher expostulated.
  1. 1

    gan·grened, gan·gren·ing.

    • : to affect or become affected with gangrene.

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Examples

  • Gangrenous condition of the tongue, proceeding from a disordered liver, and mysteriously communicated to the brain.

  • The gangrenous variety begins with coldness and weakness of the extremities followed by gangrene and sloughing.

  • The gangrenous spot over the left ilium is separating from the surrounding tissues.

  • Once, when left in sole charge of the hospital, he determined to amputate the leg of a Bhuttia suffering from gangrenous sores.

  • A quantity of gangrenous or decomposing matter may in such a case be carried from the surface into the circulation.