GANGRENE


Meaning of GANGRENE in English

I. ˈgaŋˌgrēn, ˈganˌ-, ˈgaiŋˌ-, ˈgaanˌ-,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin gangraena, from Greek gangraina; akin to Greek gran to gnaw — more at cress

1. : local death of soft tissues (as from disease, injury, or infection) resulting from loss of blood supply — see dry gangrene , gas gangrene , moist gangrene , senile gangrene

2. : a pervasive, deeply rooted moral, social, or other nonphysical evil that endangers (as moral or social health)

the germs of a moral gangrene which will soon … bear its fruit — Bela Menczer

II. verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

transitive verb

: to produce gangrene in : make gangrenous

intransitive verb

: to become affected with gangrene : become gangrenous

a bullet wound that gangrened

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