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DRY GANGRENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
Synonyms:
cold gangrene; dry gangrene; mumification necrosis; mummification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dry gangrene" is a kind of...):
gangrene; slough; sphacelus (necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass)
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
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