moist gangrene

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A form of gangrene in which the necrosed part is moist and soft.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

I did a ten minute scene in his class: the guy who had gangrene in his leg in The Snows of Kilimanjaro.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Thousands of platinum-blonde manes brush against bare, perma-tanned backs moist with snow.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Alabama, an arrested 19-year-old shoplifter got gangrene and died naked on the floor of a “medical observation cell.”
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Mixner almost died in February, after his lower intestine got twisted, leaving him with gangrene in his heart and lungs.
Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People|Tim Teeman|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The moist emotions were at once staged for television and overpoweringly real.
Will Meredith Vieira Ever Stop Crying? Her Emotional Daytime TV Debut|Lloyd Grove|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It, or a similar bacillus, is sometimes found in the sputum of gangrene of the lung.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is more advantageous to pluck the leaves when they are dry than when they are moist.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Should it still be too moist to be sown, it must be again turned over, and mixed with some dry substance to absorb the moisture.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
It should always be erected on dry ground, rather than upon moist, so that no dampness may arise and injure the leaves in curing.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Press the earth gently around the plant if the soil is moist, but if dry, more firmly.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.