gangrene

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
noun the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
verb undergo necrosis

Borrowed from French gangrène, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina, “gangrene”).

The hand of death is upon thee, man!--The gangrene has begun. — Forest Days: A Romance of Old Times, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
The village doctor amputated toes and fingers; several women had to be treated for gangrene. — The best short stories of 1920, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
It was not without difficulty that the chloruretted lotions and the nitrate of silver overcame the gangrene. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

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