Noun
- 1. gangrene, sphacelus, slough, pathology
- usage: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
- 2. necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus, death
- usage: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
Verb
- 1. necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate, waste, rot
- usage: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
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