Definition of Dry gangrene

1. Noun. (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color.

Exact synonyms: Cold Gangrene, Mumification Necrosis, Mummification
Category relationships: Pathology
Generic synonyms: Gangrene, Slough, Sphacelus

Medical Definition of Dry gangrene

1. A form of gangrene in which the involved part is dry and shriveled. Synonym: cold gangrene, mummification necrosis, mummification. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dry Gangrene

dry dock
dry dressing
dry drowning
dry drunk
dry drunks
dry eye
dry eye syndrome
dry eye syndromes
dry film thickness
dry fire
dry fired
dry fires
dry firing
dry flies
dry fly
dry gangrene (current term)
dry goods
dry guillotine
dry hernia
dry hire
dry hole
dry humor
dry humour
dry ice
dry kiln
dry labour
dry lake
dry lakes
dry land

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