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Webster 1913 Edition
Gangrenous
Gan′gre-nous
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
gangréneux
.] Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of gangrene.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gangrenous
GAN'GRENOUS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
gangrenous
gangrenous
English
Adjective
gangrenous (comparative more gangrenous, superlative most gangrenous)
- Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene.
- The medic worried that Private Johnson's wounded leg was looking more gangrenous.
Derived terms
- gangrenously
Synonyms
- (related to gangrene): infected, necrotic, putrefactive, rotting, septic