emphysematous gangrene

  • 1emphysematous gangrene — noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑gas gangrene, ↑clostridial myonecrosis, ↑emphysematous phlegmon, ↑gangrenous… …

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  • 2emphysematous gangrene — gas g …

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  • 3emphysematous phlegmon — noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑gas gangrene, ↑clostridial myonecrosis, ↑emphysematous gangrene, ↑gangrenous… …

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  • 4emphysematous anthrax — noun or emphysematous gangrene : blackleg 1 …

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  • 5Gangrene — The death of body tissue due to the loss of blood supply to that tissue, sometimes permitting bacteria to invade it and accelerate its decay. The word gangrene comes from the Greek ganggraina denoting an eating sore that ends in mortification (of …

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  • 6gas gangrene — noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑clostridial myonecrosis, ↑emphysematous gangrene, ↑emphysematous phlegmon,… …

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  • 7progressive emphysematous necrosis — noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑gas gangrene, ↑clostridial myonecrosis, ↑emphysematous gangrene, ↑emphysematous… …

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  • 8sphacelus — noun 1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass • Syn: ↑gangrene, ↑slough • Derivationally related forms: ↑sphacelate, ↑gangrenous (for: ↑gangrene), ↑gangrene …

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  • 9clostridial myonecrosis — noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑gas gangrene, ↑emphysematous gangrene, ↑emphysematous phlegmon, ↑gangrenous… …

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  • 10gangrenous emphysema — noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑gas gangrene, ↑clostridial myonecrosis, ↑emphysematous gangrene, ↑emphysematous… …

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