gas gangrene
a gangrenous infection developing in wounds, especially deep wounds with closed spaces, caused by bacteria that form gases in the subcutaneous tissues.
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How to use gas gangrene in a sentence
In some cases, the wound may become infected with the bacteria that cause staph infections or gas gangrene.
How to remove cactus spines (including ones stuck in your throat) | Kate Baggaley | October 4, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThey both have symptoms of gas gangrene, and I am afraid one will lose an arm and the other a leg.
'My Beloved Poilus' | AnonymousCalcium gluconate and gas gangrene antitoxin as well as antibiotics are helpful.
We have had a number of deaths from that awful gas gangrene; there is not much hope when that attacks them.
'My Beloved Poilus' | AnonymousGas-gangrene had set in and the stench was almost unendurable.
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The next day the gas-gangrene appeared above the knee-joint.
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British Dictionary definitions for gas gangrene
gangrene resulting from infection of a wound by anaerobic bacteria (esp Clostridium welchii) that cause gas bubbles and swelling in the surrounding tissues
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