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gangrene

('g/&//N/gr/i/n )

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass(noun.state)

Synonym:
slough, sphacelus

source: wordnet30
the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)(noun.phenomenon)

Synonym:
mortification, necrosis, sphacelus

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

undergo necrosis(verb.body)

Synonym:
mortify, necrose, sphacelate

source: wordnet30
To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene.(verb)

source: webster1913

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