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Senile gangrene
| (Med.) | a form of gangrene occuring particularly in old people, and caused usually by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries. |
See also: Senile senile gangrene
senile gangrene[′sē‚nīl ′gaŋ‚grēn] (medicine) A form of tissue death caused by deterioration of the blood supply to the extremities in the elderly. senile gangrene
se·nile gan·grenedry gangrene occurring in the aged in consequence of occlusion of an artery, particularly affecting the extremities.senile gangrene An older term that dignified gangrene arising in a background of slowly worsening vascular supply, which occurs with increasing age and said to be more common in men.senile gangrene Tissue death affecting the extremities and caused by loss of the blood supply from age-related obstructive arterial disease.Pott, Sir Percivall, English surgeon, 1713-1788. Pott abscess - tuberculous abscess of the spine.Pott aneurysm - dilation and tortuosity of a vein resulting from an acquired communication with an adjacent artery. Synonym(s): aneurysmal varixPott curvature - a gibbous deformity, i.e., a sharp angulation of the spine, occurring in Pott disease. Synonym(s): angular curvaturePott disease - tuberculous infection of the spine associated with a sharp angulation of the spine at the point of disease. Synonym(s): tuberculous spondylitisPott eversion osteotomyPott fracture - fracture of the lower part of the fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, with outward displacement of the foot.Pott gangrene - dry gangrene occurring in the aged in consequence of occlusion of an artery, particularly affecting the extremities. Synonym(s): senile gangrenePott paralysis - Synonym(s): Pott paraplegiaPott paraplegia - paralysis of the lower part of the body and the extremities due to pressure on the spinal cord as the result of tuberculous spondylitis. Synonym(s): Pott paralysisPott puffy tumor - a circumscribed swelling of the scalp indicating an underlying osteitis of the skull or an extradural abscess.Pott spinal curvaturePott I syndrome - Synonym(s): Dupuytren fracturePott II syndrome - dry gangrene caused by arterial obstruction. Synonym(s): senile gangrene |