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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Doctor Cooper said he would die of gangrene .
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Each day they removed more of the man's body, snipping ahead of the gangrene , though never taking quite enough.
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I'd never met gangrene before.
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Many displayed the malign green of corruption, the verdigris of spiritual gangrene .
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Rots also increased on recipient tubers when the donors were heavily infected but were free of gangrene lesions.
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Some had been tortured, and one had lost half of each foot to gangrene .
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The judge said, when gangrene sets in, the doctor has no choice but to amputate.
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There is also a risk of gangrene due to poor circulation, plus cataracts and possible kidney failure.