Gangrene - Definition
gangrene
n 1: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
[syn: gangrene, sphacelus, slough]
2: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the
interruption of blood supply) [syn: necrosis,
mortification, gangrene, sphacelus]
v 1: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
[syn: necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate]