Converse of object

• cause: Local necrosis is mainly ischaemic as thrombosis blocks the local blood vessels and causes dry gangrene.

• develop: Smokers who ignore the warning of early symptoms and continue to smoke are more likely to develop gangrene of a leg.

• get: We have to clean this up, make sure he doesn't get gangrene.

• set: Doctor Singh, house surgeon at Essex County Hospital said gangrene set in.

• have: He had gangrene in his left leg and the doctors considered that amputation was necessary to save his life.

• prevent: It was also formerly used on wounds to prevent gangrene.

Converse of subject

• cause: One of its proposals was that attempts must be made to reduce the rate of limb amputations caused by diabetic gangrene by a half.

Adjective modifier

• wet: If wet gangrene is present, again, comfort is the priority.

• dry: Local necrosis is mainly ischaemic as thrombosis blocks the local blood vessels and causes dry gangrene.

• diabetic: One of its proposals was that attempts must be made to reduce the rate of limb amputations caused by diabetic gangrene by a half.

• synergistic: Click to enlarge Synergistic gangrene is a polymicrobial infection.

• venous: This practice seems to have the ability to cause massive venous thrombosis leading to edema and venous gangrene.

Modifying Another Word

• even: The condition can range in severity from minor discomfort to the onset of ulcers or even gangrene.

Noun used with modifier

• gas: Type A is the usual gas gangrene organism in man.

• hospital: Guthrie also advocated the destruction with mineral acids of the diseased tissues in cases of ' hospital gangrene ' .

Preposition: of

• foot: Indications Poor leg circulation, gangrene of the foot, arterial leg ulcers.