Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Mortified; indicating mortification of living flesh.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of gangrene.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Indicative of or afflicted with
gangrene .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective suffering from tissue death
Etymologies
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Examples
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If neglected, it may become ulcerous or gangrenous, which is a very serious condition.
The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler
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Her chest looked swollen and green, almost gangrenous.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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Doctors working to save Zsa Zsa Gabor's gangrenous right leg...
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds ring in new year; Doctors working to save Zsa Zsa Gabor's leg Jen Chaney 2011
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Her chest looked swollen and green, almost gangrenous.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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Caveat: A higher percentage of patients in the antibiotic group had gangrenous disease and open procedures than the untreated group.
A New Weapon in the Fight Against Superbugs Ann Lukits 2012
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Readers may have guessed that I am not going for the second option: giving up on public efforts and cauterizing our gangrenous government so that the rest of society can survive.
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At the moment the wound is purulent, the infection is torpid and the flesh around the wound is gangrenous.
Work Camp 10049 GW 2010
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Her chest looked swollen and green, almost gangrenous.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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This was Budhia right, whose leg had become gangrenous.
Linda Hassler: In HBO's Marathon Boy, An Indian Slum Boy Runs For His Life Linda Hassler 2011
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Unfortunately for Richard, it became gangrenous and he was dying.
5 Ways the Robin Hood Legend Affects Our Lives Today | myFiveBest 2009
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