gangrenenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡæŋ.ɡriːn/us/ɡæŋˈɡriːn/the decay of a part of a person's body because the blood has stopped flowing there:
They had to amputate his leg because gangrene had set in.
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
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gangrenous
adjective uk/ˈɡæŋ.ɡrɪ.nəs/us/ˈɡæŋ.ɡrə.nəs/