gangrene
noun
necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction.
gangrenous
-
a word derived from
gangrene.
Example Sentences
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Patients arrived with gangrenous foot wounds that harried providers elsewhere brushed off as athlete’s foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
The designation is intended to attract more research and funding for curbing the disease, also known as cancrum oris and gangrenous stomatitis.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 20, 2023
When we joined the volunteers for a day, she was quick to check the lower leg of an evacuee with a blackened, gangrenous wound.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2022
The infrequent change of clothes caused a delay in discovering the extent of his gangrenous inflammation and infection.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
I never walked past their cot because one of them had a gangrenous foot that she would thrust in the face of anyone who came near.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
