Gangrene



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.坏疽
• ［英］ n.坏疽 ( decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Latin gangraena, from Greek gangraina; akin to Greek gran to gnaw
• Date: 1543
• 1. local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
• 2. pervasive decay or corruption ; rot <moral gangrene>
• ? gangrenous adjective

II. verb (gangrened; gangrening)

• Date: 1607
• transitive verb
  • to make gangrenous
• intransitive verb
  • to become gangrenous

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