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单词 gas gangrene
释义

gas gangrene


noun Pathology.

a gangrenous infection developing in wounds, especially deep wounds with closed spaces, caused by bacteria that form gases in the subcutaneous tissues.

Origin of gas gangrene

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby gas gangrene

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Example sentences from the Web for gas gangrene

  • The next day the gas-gangrene appeared above the knee-joint.

    Combed Out|Fritz August Voigt
  • Gas-gangrene had set in and the stench was almost unendurable.

    Combed Out|Fritz August Voigt

British Dictionary definitions for gas gangrene

gas gangrene

noun

gangrene resulting from infection of a wound by anaerobic bacteria (esp Clostridium welchii) that cause gas bubbles and swelling in the surrounding tissues
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for gas gangrene

gas gangrene

n.

A form of gangrene occurring in a wound infected with anaerobic bacteria, especially species of Clostridium, and characterized by the presence of gas in the affected tissue and constitutional septic symptoms.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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