gangrene

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He learned to patch up injured men in below-deck sea cabins, where gangrene turned a wound black and rotten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Nursing employees told the investigators that the 69-year-old man, who had been admitted with gangrene on his feet, was often confused and sometimes tried to pull out his tubes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

Her lower legs were amputated after she developed gangrene at age 7.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

The medics were worried: "Do Merve's feet have gangrene? Or is this the first symptom of hypothermia?"

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2023

Time is supposed to heal all things, but time opened an emotional gangrene in Jerry.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston