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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gangrene \Gan"grene\, n. [F. gangr[`e]ne, L. gangraena fr Gr ?, fr ? to gnaw, eat; cf Skr. gras, gar, to devour, and E. voracious, also canker, n., in sense 3.] (Med.) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gangrene \Gan"grene\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Gangrened}; p. pr & vb n. {Gangrening}.] [Cf. F. gangr['e]ner.] To produce gangrene in to be affected with gangrene. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gangrene n : death and decay of tissue caused by loss of blood supply or infection v : undergo necrosis; of tissue [syn: {necrose}, {mortify}, {sphacelate}]
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