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Webster 1913 Edition

Sphacelus

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Sphac′e-lus

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK].]
(Med.)
Gangrenous part; gangrene; slough.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sphacelus

SPHAC'ELUS

, n.
1.
In medicine and surgery, gangrene; mortification of the flesh of a living animal.
2.
Caries or decay of a bone.

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