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GAS GANGRENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
Synonyms:
clostridial myonecrosis; emphysematous gangrene; emphysematous phlegmon; gangrenous emphysema; gas gangrene; gas phlegmon; progressive emphysematous necrosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("gas 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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