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emphysematous gangrene
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emphysematous 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… … Useful english dictionary
emphysematous 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… … Useful english dictionary
emphysematous anthrax — noun or emphysematous gangrene : blackleg 1 … Useful english dictionary
Gangrene — 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 … Medical dictionary
gas 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,… … Useful english dictionary
progressive 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… … Useful english dictionary
sphacelus — noun 1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass • Syn: ↑gangrene, ↑slough • Derivationally related forms: ↑sphacelate, ↑gangrenous (for: ↑gangrene), ↑gangrene … Useful english dictionary
clostridial 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… … Useful english dictionary
gangrenous 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… … Useful english dictionary
gas 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, ↑emphysematous… … Useful english dictionary
