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   gangrene

   /ˈɡaŋɡriːn/

   noun

   • 1. localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from obstructed circulation or bacterial infection: "gangrene set in, and her leg was amputated"

   verb

   • 1. become affected with gangrene: "his wound had gangrened"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: via French from Latin gangraena, from Greek gangraina.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gangrenous adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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