| 单词 | gas gangrene |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgas gangrene gas gangrene n. [after French gangrène gazeuse (see gaseous gangrene n. at gaseous adj. Compounds)] Medicine an acute, severe form of gangrene, typically beginning in infected wounds, caused by anaerobic bacteria, esp. clostridia, which produce gas by fermentation; cf. earlier gaseous gangrene n. at gaseous adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [noun] > alteration of tissue > necrosis > types of fever sore1731 white gangrene1753 hospital ulcer1799 hospital gangrene1813 mildew-mortification1817 caseation1868 phosphorus necrosis1869 gaseous gangrene1882 coagulation necrosis1883 phossy jaw1889 phos1892 gas gangrene1896 1896 A. Bruce tr. R. Thoma Text-bk. Gen. Pathol. I. iv. 84 At the same time bullæ containing gas are sometimes formed in the dying tissue (gas gangrene). 1939 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Journey to War 93 The sweet stench of gas-gangrene from a rotting leg. 2005 Independent 6 June 2/3 Clostridium difficile is the commonest cause of diarrhoea in hospitals and can lead, in severe cases, to inflammation of the gut similar to gas gangrene. < as lemmas |
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