SPHACELUS

• (noun) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

  synonyms : gangrene , mortification , necrosis

  When gangrene set in, the soldier's leg had to be amputated. -added by nithi

• (noun) necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

  synonyms : gangrene , slough

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