Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sphacelus — noun 1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass • Syn: ↑gangrene, ↑slough • Derivationally related forms: ↑sphacelate, ↑gangrenous (for: ↑gangrene), ↑gangrene … Useful english dictionary
cold gangrene — noun (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color • Syn: ↑dry gangrene, ↑mumification necrosis, ↑mummification • Topics: ↑pathology • … Useful english dictionary
dry gangrene — noun (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color • Syn: ↑cold gangrene, ↑mumification necrosis, ↑mummification • Topics: ↑pathology • … Useful english dictionary
mummification — noun 1. a condition resembling that of a mummy bureaucratic mummification in red tape • Derivationally related forms: ↑mummify • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status 2. (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is… … Useful english dictionary
