[gang-green, gang-green] 
noun, verb, -grened, -gren⋅ing. Pathology| 1. | necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction. |
| 2. | to affect or become affected with gangrene. |
[gang-gruh-nuhs] , adjective | gan·grene (gāng'grēn', gāng-grēn') n. Death and decay of body tissue, often occurring in a limb, caused by insufficient blood supply and usually following injury or disease. tr. & intr.v. gan·grened, gan·gren·ing, gan·grenes To affect or become affected with gangrene. [Medieval Latin cancrēna, from Latin gangraena, gangrēna, from Greek gangraina.] gan'gre·nous (gāng'grə-nəs) adj. |
gangrene gan·grene (gāng'grēn', gāng-grēn')
n.
Death and decay of body tissue, often in a limb, caused by insufficient blood supply and usually following injury or disease.
| gangrene (gāng'grēn') Pronunciation Key
Death of tissue in a living body, especially in a limb, caused by a bacterial infection resulting from a blockage of the blood supply to the affected tissue. |