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gas gangrene
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noun Pathology.
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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Origin of gas gangrene
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby gas gangrene
gas field, gas-fired, gas fitter, gas fitting, gas furnace, gas gangrene, gas giant, gas-guzzler, gas-guzzler tax, gash, gasholder
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British Dictionary definitions for gas gangrene
gas gangrene
noun
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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