gangrene
Example Sentences
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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
At the time, there were more cases of pneumonia, typhus, and gangrene among button factory laborers than in any other industry.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
