sphacelus

sphacelus

(ˈsfæsələs) n1. (Pathology) the death of living tissue2. (Pathology) a lump of mortified tissue

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sphacelus - necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or massgangrene, sloughpathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal conditioncold gangrene, dry gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification - (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown colorclostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas gangrene, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis - (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
	2.	sphacelus - the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)necrosis, gangrene, mortificationdeath - the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"myonecrosis - localized death of muscle cell fibers