| death of tissue owing to arterial obstruction without subsequent bacterial decomposition and putrefaction. |

| dry gangrene n. Gangrene that develops as a result of arterial obstruction and is characterized by mummification of the dead tissue and absence of bacterial decomposition. |
dry gangrene n.
Gangrene that develops as a result of arterial obstruction and is characterized by mummification of the dead tissue and absence of bacterial decomposition. Also called mummification.