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gangrenous

adjective as in decayed

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The designation is intended to attract more research and funding for curbing the disease, also known as cancrum oris and gangrenous stomatitis.

With his broken jaw and gangrenous tongue, Sergeant Kushnir could not lie down and sat with his head in his arms for several days without painkillers or antibiotics.

The gangrenous wound had dug down to bone and tendon in his heel, according to court records.

In a recently published manifesto, “Against Pickleball,” they called for tennis players to “oppose the gangrenous spread of pickleball at every turn.”

Poor circulation had turned the toe black and gangrenous.

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

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