gangrening

Variant of gangrene

noun

decay of tissue in a part of the body when the blood supply is obstructed by injury, disease, etc.

Origin: Fr gangrène < L gangraena < Gr gangraina, redupl. < gran, to gnaw < IE base *gras- > L gramen, grass, fodder

transitive verb, intransitive verb gangrened, gangrening

Now Rare to develop gangrene (in)

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