moist gangrene — noun : gangrene that develops in the presence of combined arterial and venous obstruction, is usually accompanied by a superimposed infection, and is characterized by a watery discharge usually of foul odor * * * moist gangrene, gangrene… … 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
gangrene — gangrenous /gang greuh neuhs/, adj. /gang green, gang green /, n., v., gangrened, gangrening. Pathol. n. 1. necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction. v.t., v.i. 2. to… … Universalium
gangrene — n. death and decay of part of the body due to deficiency or cessation of blood supply. The causes include disease, injury, or atheroma in major blood vessels, frostbite or severe burns, and diseases such as diabetes mellitus and Raynaud s disease … The new mediacal dictionary
gangrene — Synonyms and related words: break up, canker, caries, carrion, corrupt, corruption, crumble, crumble into dust, dandruff, decay, decompose, decomposition, disintegrate, dry gangrene, dry rot, excrement, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester,… … Moby Thesaurus
Gangrene — For the American football team nicknamed Gang Green , see New York Jets. Gangrene Classification and external resources Dry gangrene of the 1st to 4th toes of the right foot in a man with diabetes. ICD … Wikipedia
diabetic gangrene — moist gangrene, usually of the feet, in persons with diabetes mellitus, due to neuropathy, angiopathy, and other complications. Cf. diabetic ulcer … Medical dictionary
Гангрена (Gangrene) — отмирание и разложение какой либо части тела в результате дефицита или полного прекращения ее кровоснабжения. Причинами гангрены могут быть: травма, какое либо заболевание, наличие атеромы в крупных кровеносных сосудах, отморожение или глубокие… … Медицинские термины
humid gangrene — moist g … Medical dictionary
wet gangrene — necrosis of tissues, with proteolytic decomposition resulting from bacterial action; called also moist g … Medical dictionary