gangrene - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

Synonyms

• gangrene
• mortification
• necrosis
• sphacelus

More generic

• death

More specific

• myonecrosis

Noun

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

Synonyms

• gangrene
• slough
• sphacelus

More generic

• pathology

More specific

• clostridial myonecrosis
• cold gangrene
• dry gangrene
• emphysematous gangrene
• emphysematous phlegmon
• gangrenous emphysema
• gas gangrene
• gas phlegmon
• mumification necrosis
• mummification
• progressive emphysematous necrosis

Verb

undergo necrosis

Synonyms

• gangrene
• mortify
• necrose
• sphacelate

More generic

• rot
• waste

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