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Definition of gangrenous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gangrenous

adjective
 
/ˈɡæŋɡrɪnəs/
 
/ˈɡæŋɡrɪnəs/
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  1. (of a part of the body) decaying (= becoming destroyed by natural processes) because the blood supply to it has been stopped because of an illness or injury
    • Her toes went gangrenous.
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