gangrene
Example Sentences
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That could result in twisted intestines that cut off the blood supply to the bowel, ultimately leading to gangrene, if not addressed.
From Washington Times
That could result in twisted intestines that cut off the blood supply to the bowel, ultimately leading to gangrene, if left untreated.
From Seattle Times
Some prisoners died of gangrene from mutilations and amputations, others of starvation and suffocation.
From New York Times
Then there’s Roxana, an undocumented woman with no coverage who receives emergency surgery on a life-threatening tumor only to wake up with dry gangrene, leaving her arms and legs decayed and useless.
From Washington Post
It is attached to a head and shoulders defined by orange and black ink that resembles a silken swath of tie-dye but also gangrene.
From New York Times
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