Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
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Substantiivi
- The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
- (figuratively) A damaging or corrupting influence.
Verbi
- (transitive) To produce gangrene in.
- (intransitive) To be affected with gangrene.
- (transitive) To corrupt; To cause to become degenerate.
Esimerkit
- If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.
- Women should earn equal wages with men for equal work done. Child marriages and polygamy are a gangrene on society.
Taivutusmuodot
The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
Gangrenous toes in a diabetic
The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
An illustration showing four different stages of gangrene, including one (Fig. 4 top right) caused by an obstacle to the return of the venous blood due to heart disease.