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gangrene n. [
sphacelus, slough] necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
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gangrene v. [
necrose, mortify, sphacelate] undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
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gangrene n. [
necrosis, mortification, sphacelus] the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
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