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Meleney ulcer (gangrene) synergistic gangrene — Me·le·ney ulcer (gangrene), synergistic gangrene (mə leґne) [Frank Lamont Meleney, American surgeon, 1889–1963] see under ulcer, and see progressive synergistic gangrene, under gangrene … Medical dictionary
Ulcer — An area of tissue erosion, for example, of the skin or lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Due to the erosion, an ulcer is concave. It is always depressed below the level of the surrounding tissue. Ulcers can have diverse causes. Ulcers on … Medical dictionary
Meleney — Frank L., U.S. surgeon, 1889–1963. See M. gangrene, M. ulcer … Medical dictionary
Meleney gangrene — see under ulcer … Medical dictionary
phagedenic ulcer — 1. any of a group of conditions due to bacterial invasion of a cutaneous lesion or of the intact skin of a person with impaired resistance; it is characterized by necrotic ulceration and prominent tissue destruction. The group includes desert… … Medical dictionary
burrowing phagedenic ulcer — 1. progressive synergistic gangrene. 2. Meleney u. (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
undermining burrowing ulcer — 1. progressive synergistic gangrene. 2. Meleney u. (def. 1) … Medical 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
progressive bacterial synergistic gangrene — progressive synergistic gangrene, progressive synergistic bacterial gangrene gangrene of the skin due to synergistic infection by bacteria such as aerobic hemolytic Staphylococcus aureus, microaerophilic nonhemolytic streptococci, or gram… … Medical dictionary
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
