gangrene
pronunciation
How to pronounce gangrene in British English:
UK [ˈgæŋgri:n]
How to pronounce gangrene in American English:
US [ˈɡæŋˌɡrin, ɡæŋˈɡrin]
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- Noun:
- necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
- the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
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- Verb:
- undergo necrosis
Word Origin
- gangrene (n.)
- "putrefaction or necrosis of soft tissues," 1540s, cancrena, from Latin gangraena (Medieval Latin cancrena), from medical Greek gangraina "an eating or gnawing sore," literally "that which eats away," dissimilated reduplicated form of gran- "to gnaw," from PIE root *gras- "to devour" (see gastric).
Example
- 1. If blood vessels are damaged , people can suffer a gangrene infection .
- 2. The drug , phenergan , which is also known as promethazine , can cause gangrene and serious tissue damage when unintentionally injected into an artery .
- 3. More than two million patients annually end up in the most advanced stage of pad , known as critical limb ischemia , which can lead to ulcers that don 't heal and gangrene .
- 4. " I don 't want people to start thinking they can go out and buy honey and start to treat their wounds , " she tells shots . " Some honeys have spores that can cause gangrene and wound botulism . "