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sphacelate definition

sphac·elate (sfas′ə lāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb sphacelated -·lat′·ed, sphacelating -·lat′·ing

to make or become gangrenous; mortify

Etymology: < ModL sphacelatus, pp. of sphacelare, to mortify < sphacelus, gangrene < Gr sphakelos

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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