noun
Origin: Fr gangrène < L gangraena < Gr gangraina, redupl. < gran, to gnaw < IE base *gras- > L gramen, grass, fodder
transitive verb, intransitive verb gangrened, gangrening
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Medieval Latin cancrēna
Origin: , from Latin gangraena, gangrēna
Origin: , from Greek gangraina
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