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gangrenous

adjective as in decayed

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Gangrenous condition of the tongue, proceeding from a disordered liver, and mysteriously communicated to the brain.

The gangrenous variety begins with coldness and weakness of the extremities followed by gangrene and sloughing.

The gangrenous spot over the left ilium is separating from the surrounding tissues.

Once, when left in sole charge of the hospital, he determined to amputate the leg of a Bhuttia suffering from gangrenous sores.

A quantity of gangrenous or decomposing matter may in such a case be carried from the surface into the circulation.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gangrenous, such as: addled, ruined, withered, corroded, decomposed, and moldered.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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