gangrene
noun/ˈɡæŋɡriːn/
/ˈɡæŋɡriːn/
[uncountable]- the decay (= a process of being destroyed) that takes place in a part of the body when the blood supply to it has been stopped because of an illness or injury
- Gangrene set in and he had to have his leg amputated.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + gangrene- have
- suffer from
- develop
- …
- set in
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via French from Latin gangraena, from Greek gangraina.Want to learn more?
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