Gas Gangrene Definition
noun
A gangrene in which gas bacilli multiply in extensive, dirty wounds, producing severe pain, swollen, gas-filled tissue, and toxemia.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- gangrenous emphysema
- emphysematous phlegmon
- progressive emphysematous necrosis
- gas phlegmon
- emphysematous gangrene
- clostridial myonecrosis
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