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Gangrene

Gangrene meaning

The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply. | A damaging or corrupting influence.

Example sentences (20)

Dretler added, "People who have very low white blood cell counts from chemotherapy might be admitted because of bacterial pneumonia or foot gangrene.

He had “big ice balls” and gangrene on his hands.

My lord, you already know how the sepsis of corruption and fraud has permeated both the public and private sector so much that the only practical thing to do is to amputate the parts that are struck with the gangrene of abuse.

The survivors seek shelter in a place that would peter out by the next decade, and limp on gangrene limbs going into our current timeline.

Cazorla, whose career came close to ending in 2017 after he had contracted gangrene following an Achilles operation, was also bumped in the air by his Villarreal teammates.

He said: "A free, international player, who plays in the FIFA ranked world’s No.1 team (Belgium) and who is 28 years old, it cannot be a bad buy, even if I get gangrene and I have to cut off a leg!

Gangrene set in, and her left leg was amputated below the knee.

Heddren suffered multiple scalp wounds while Marshall was bitten so many times, he ended up hospitalised with gangrene.

Smokers had double the risk of a heart attack, a stroke or heart failure than those who had never smoked, and a five-fold increased risk of peripheral vascular disease (the cause of gangrene) compared to study participants who had never smoked.

The injured paw developed gangrene, which meant part of the tiger’s front left leg was amputated.

Towards the end of his life, all of his extremities had gangrene and a CT scan showed that he had severe brain swelling with a lack of oxygen, according to the paper.

Along the way they encounter death, gangrene, scurvy, snow blindness, frostbite, dysentery, altitude sickness and other severe discomforts.

If it remains untreated, blood will pool there, gangrene can develop, and an amputation may be necessary.

Within six months, gangrene attacked one of her ankles, which necessitated amputation.

By 1915, gangrene set in and her entire right leg was amputated ; she was required to use a wheelchair for several months.

Chronic infections, often caused by diabetes or decubitus ulcers in bedridden patients, are common causes of infections that lead to gangrene, which would then necessitate amputation.

Gangrene Infection of dead body tissue.

Gangrene is particularly dangerous in that the infection cannot be reached by body defense systems and so can proceed without interference.

He had developed gangrene on his arms after a door was slammed on his thumbnail while Elsie was holding him.

He was diagnosed with gangrene in his foot, but refused to accept treatment for it; as a result he had difficulty walking and was often confined to a wheelchair.