gangrenous
1Gangrenous — Gan gre*nous, a. [Cf. F. gangr[ e]neux.] Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of gangrene. [1913 Webster] …
2gangrenous — 1610s, from GANGRENE (Cf. gangrene) + OUS (Cf. ous) …
3gangrenous — Relating to or affected with gangrene. * * * gan·gre·nous gaŋ grə nəs adj affected by, characterized by, or resembling gangrene <a gangrenous foot> <gangrenous septicemia> …
4gangrenous — [[t]gæ̱ŋgrɪnəs[/t]] ADJ Gangrenous is used to describe a part of a person s body that has been affected by gangrene. ...patients with gangrenous limbs …
5gangrenous — adjective Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene. The medic worried that Private Johnsons wounded leg was looking more gangrenous. Syn: infected, necrotic, putrefactive, rotting, septic …
6gangrenous — gangrene ► NOUN Medicine ▪ localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from either obstructed circulation or bacterial infection. ► VERB ▪ become affected with gangrene. DERIVATIVES gangrenous adjective. ORIGIN Greek gangraina …
7gangrenous stomatitis — n CANCRUM ORIS * * * noma (def. 1) …
8gangrenous pharyngitis — pharyngitis characterized by gangrenous patches …
9gangrenous — adjective see gangrene I …
10gangrenous — See gangrene. * * * …