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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Gangrene

/găn'-grēn/ · Gan·grene · IPA /ˈɡæŋˌɡɹi(ː)n/
01 n. A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but …
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    A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in any stage.(Med.)
02 v. t. & i. To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene.
imp. & p. p. Gangrened; p. pr. & vb. n. Gangrening
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    To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene.