gangrenous
pronunciation
How to pronounce gangrenous in British English:
UK ['ɡæŋɡrɪnəs]
How to pronounce gangrenous in American English:
US ['ɡæŋɡrɪnəs]
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- Adjective:
- suffering from tissue death
Word Origin
- gangrenous (adj.)
- 1610s, from gangrene + -ous. Perhaps modeled on French gangréneux.
Example
- 1. Clinical analysis of 152 patients with acute gangrenous perforative appendicitis .
- 2. But some of this tissue looks gangrenous .
- 3. I felt this was a drastic measure , akin to amputating a gangrenous limb to save a patient 's life .
- 4. They had to amputate the gangrenous leg .
- 5. Can appear serious limb end is gangrenous , need operation amputation .