gangrene
GANGRENE IS A GENERAL TERM REFERRING TO THE DEATH OF CONNECTED TISSUE AS A RESULT OF PROBLEMATIC BLOOD FLOW (DRY AND WET GANGRENE) OR INVASION OF EXTERNAL BACTERIA (GAS GANGRENE)
Gangreen; Gangrenous; Festering; Gengreen; Gangrenous necrosis; Dry gangrene; Ischemic gangrene; Gang green disease; Acral dry gangrene; Decubitus gangrene; Raynaud's gangrene; Ischaemic gangrene; Atherosclerotic gangrene; Gangrene infective of mouth; Wet gangrene; Peripheral gangrene; Senile gangrene; Pott's gangrene; Infected gangrene; Hemolytic streptococcal gangrene
Gangrene is the decay that can occur in a part of a person's body if the blood stops flowing to it, for example as a result of illness or injury.
Once gangrene has developed the tissue is dead.
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