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gangrene

[gang-green, gang-green] / ˈgæŋ grin, gæŋˈgrin /
NOUN
decay
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blight corrosion decomposition degeneration deterioration disintegration disrepair extinction impairment rot
STRONG
adulteration atrophy caries consumption crumbling decadence decline decrease decrepitude degeneracy depreciation dilapidation dissolution downfall dying fading failing mortification perishing putrefaction putrescence putridity putridness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation wasting withering
WEAK
wasting away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
building development growth improvement
STRONG
ascent construction increase morality rise
WEAK
flourish germination ripening strength strengthening
NOUN
putrefaction
Synonyms
STRONG
adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing impairment mortification putrescence putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation wasting withering
WEAK
crumbling perishing wasting away
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise
NOUN
putrescence
Synonyms
STRONG
adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing impairment mortification putrefaction putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation wasting withering
WEAK
crumbling perishing wasting away
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise
NOUN
putridness
Synonyms
STRONG
adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing impairment mortification putrefaction putrescence putridity rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation wasting withering
WEAK
crumbling perishing wasting away
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise
NOUN
spoilage
Synonyms
STRONG
adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing impairment mortification putrefaction putrescence putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilation wasting withering
WEAK
crumbling perishing wasting away
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

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To really investigate gangrene, he would need to go where infection was far more plentiful; not the battlefield, but the hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

He was sent home with antibiotics but readmitted on the 26 May and diagnosed with gangrene.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 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

“He’s got the gangrene in his feet,” Sonny said, pointing to Day’s toes, which were several shades darker than the rest of him and covered with open sores.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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