gangrene
🇬🇧 UK/'gæŋgri:n/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
The decay and death of body tissue, usually caused by loss of blood supply or infection.
坏疽(因血液供应不足或感染导致的组织坏死)
v.
To affect or become affected with gangrene.
使生坏疽;腐烂坏死
🧩 Root Breakdown
Loanwordgangreneother
=gangrene
Common Collocations
- 1.gangrene infection坏疽感染
- 2.gangrene risk坏疽风险
- 3.gangrene development坏疽发展
Example Sentences
- 1.
Gangrene developed after the serious infection went untreated.
- 2.
Poor circulation can lead to gangrene in the extremities.