Japanese

Noun

壊疽 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 壞疽, hiragana えそ, romaji eso, historical hiragana ゑそ)

1. gangrene

Derived terms

• ガス壊疽 (えそ) ‎(gasueso)
• 肺壊疽 (はいえそ) ‎(haieso)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3