Look up: gangrene

1. Gangrene
   the death of tissue on a large scale. May be caused by certain bacteria which spread rapidly through tissues, or by an inadequate blood supply.
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2. gangrene
   [n] - necrotic tissue
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3. gangrene
   the death of body tissue, most often caused by a lack of blood flow and infection. It can lead to amputation.
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4. Gangrene
   death of a tissue because of a lack of blood supply
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5. Gangrene
   Death and decay of tissue, usually in a limb due to injury, disease, or failure of blood supply
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6. Gangrene
   Death and rotting of tissue
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7. Gangrene
   the decay of tissue, commonly the extremities, usually because of the failure of blood supply as in frost bite or as a complication of diabetes. Synonym: mortification
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8. gangrene
   Anaerobic infection of the musculature.
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9. Gangrene
   tissue death caused by impair blood supply (ischemia)
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10. Gangrene
    Necrosis of tissue due to cutting off the blood supply.
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11. Gangrene
    Gangrene: The death of body tissue due to the loss of blood supply to that tissue, sometimes permitting bacteria to invade it and accelerate its decay. The word 'gangrene' comes from the Greek 'ganggraina' denoting 'an eating sore that ends in mortification' (of the flesh). Gas gangrene involves the...
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12. gangrene
    extensive necrosis or death of tissue as a result of reduced or cut-off blood supply Category: Management in the public and private sector
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13. Gangrene
    The death and putrefacation of tissue in part of the body. It's a serious condition that requires immediate medical care.
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14. Gangrene
    Gan'grene noun [ French gangrène , Latin gangraena , from Greek ..., from ... to gnaw, eat; confer Sanskrit gras , gar , to devour, and English voracious , also canker , noun , in sens...
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15. Gangrene
    Gan'grene transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Gangrened ; present participle & verbal noun Gangrening .] [ Confer French gangréner .] To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene.
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16. gangrene
    <pathology> Death of tissue, usually in considerable mass and generally associated with loss of vascular (nutritive) supply and followed by bacterial invasion and putrefaction. ... Compare: necrosis. ... Origin: L. Gangraena, Gr. Gangraina = an eating sore ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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17. gangrene
    (gang´grēn) the death of body tissue, generally in considerable mass, usually associated with loss of vascular (nutritive) supply, and followed by bacterial invasion and putrefaction. Although it usually affects the limbs, gangrene sometimes may involve the internal organs. The most common types are moist gangrene,...
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18. Gangrene
    • (n.) A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in any stage. • (v. t. & i.) To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene.
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19. gangrene
    localized death of animal soft tissue, caused by prolonged interruption of the blood supply that may result from injury or infection. Diseases in ... [1 related articles]
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20. gangrene
    (L. gangraena; Gr. gangraina an eating sore, which ends in mortification) death of tissue, usually in considerable mass and generally associated with loss of vascular (nutritive) supply and followed by bacterial invasion and putrefaction. Cf. necrosis.
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21. Gangrene
    - the death of tissue on a large scale. May be caused by certain bacteria which spread rapidly through tissues, or by an inadequate blood supply.
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22. gangrene
    gangrene, local death of body tissue. Dry gangrene, the most common form, follows a disturbance of the blood supply to the tissues, e.g., in diabetes, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, or destruction of tissue by injury. A second type, moist gangrene, results from an invasion of toxin-producing bacteria...
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23. Gangrene
    Gangrene (Mortification) is a term applied in medicine to the death of a considerable bulk of body tissue. Gangrenes are classified according to their cause. Embolic gangrene is due to the blocking of an artery, which prevents blood reaching the part. Senile gangrene is due to malnutrition of the pa...
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24. gangrene
    Type: Term Pronunciation: gang′grēn Definitions: 1. Necrosis due to obstruction, loss, or diminution of blood supply; it may be localized to a small area or involve an entire extremity or organ (bowel), and may be wet or dry. 2. Extensive necrosis from any cause, gas gangrene. Synonyms: mortification
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25. gangrene
    Death and decay of body tissue (often of a limb) due to bacterial action; the affected part gradually turns black and causes blood poisoning. Gangrene sets in as a result of loss of blood supply to the area. This may be due to disease (diabetes, atherosclerosis), an obstruction of a major blood vessel (as in thrombosis), injury, or frostbite. B...
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