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dry gangrene
dry gangrenen. Gangrene that is characterized by shriveling of the tissues in the absence of bacterial infection, usually caused by obstruction of arterial blood supply to the affected area.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | dry gangrene - (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown colorcold gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummificationpathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseasesgangrene, slough, sphacelus - necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass |
dry gangrene
dry gangrene[¦drī ′gaŋ‚grēn] (medicine) Local death of a part caused by arterial obstruction without associated venous obstruction or infection. dry gangrene
dry gan·grenea form of gangrene in which the involved part is dry, sharply demarcated, and shriveled; usually due to slowly occlusive vascular disease. Synonym(s): cold gangrene, mummification (1) dry gangrenen. Gangrene that is characterized by shriveling of the tissues in the absence of bacterial infection, usually caused by obstruction of arterial blood supply to the affected area.dry gangrene A condition caused by chronic vascular occlusion that slowly progresses to severe tissue atrophy and mummification, often associated with peripheral vascular disease–eg, DM, ASHD. See Gangrene. dry gan·grene (drī gang'grēn) A form of gangrene in which the afflicted part is dry and shriveled. Synonym(s): mummification (1) . dry gangrene GANGRENE developing as a result of loss of blood supply from arterial obstruction in which infection has not occurred. The tissues shrivel, mummify and the gangrenous extremity may drop off.dry gan·grene (drī gang'grēn) A form of gangrene in which the involved part is dry and shriveled. Synonym(s): mummification (1) . dry gangrene
Synonyms for dry gangrenenoun (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown colorSynonyms- cold gangrene
- mumification necrosis
- mummification
Related Words- pathology
- gangrene
- slough
- sphacelus
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