Definition of Gangrenous

1. Adjective. Suffering from tissue death.

Exact synonyms: Mortified
Similar to: Unhealthy
Derivative terms: Gangrene, Gangrene

Definition of Gangrenous

1. a. Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of gangrene.

Definition of Gangrenous

1. Adjective. Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gangrenous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Gangrenous

1. Relating to or affected with gangrene. Synonym: mortified. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gangrenous

gangplow
gangplows
gangrape
gangraping
gangrel
gangrels
gangrenate
gangrenated
gangrenates
gangrenating
gangrene
gangrened
gangrenes
gangrenescent
gangrening
gangrenous (current term)
gangrenous appendicitis
gangrenous cellulitis
gangrenous emphysema
gangrenous pharyngitis
gangrenous pneumonia
gangrenous rhinitis
gangrenous stomatitis
gangræna
gangs
gangs up
gangs up on
gangsaw
gangsman
gangsmen

Literary usage of Gangrenous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"The gangrenous portions of the bowel and mesentery were then resected, one and two-thirds inches of healthy tissue being included on either side. ..."

2. The Science and Art of Surgery: A Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases by John Eric Erichsen, Marcus Beck, Raymond Johnson (1895)
"Management of gangrenous or Ulcerated Intestine.—When the intestine is actually gangrenous, the integuments covering the tumour will be infiltrated, brawny, ..."

3. The Principles and practice of dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris, Philip H. Austen (1882)
"The dead portions separate, a gangrenous ulcer follows, and soon the entire part is ... The ulcers before becoming gangrenous are covered with a yellow or ..."

4. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1862)
"gangrenous Abscess of the Lung is one of the most serious consequences of inflammation. ... This I take tobe the cause of this gangrenous destruction, ..."

5. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt, John Howland (1911)
"gangrenous stomatitis can hardly be mistaken for any other form of disease ... Recognising the malignant nature of gangrenous stomatitis, its treatment ..."

6. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1890)
"A gangrenous appendicitis in which a well-marked constriction was noticed ... The gangrenous appendicitis presented either a fibrino-purulent and purulent ..."

7. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"The gangrenous portions of the bowel and mesentery were then resected, one and two-thirds inches of healthy tissue being included on either side. ..."

8. The Science and Art of Surgery: A Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases by John Eric Erichsen, Marcus Beck, Raymond Johnson (1895)
"Management of gangrenous or Ulcerated Intestine.—When the intestine is actually gangrenous, the integuments covering the tumour will be infiltrated, brawny, ..."

9. The Principles and practice of dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris, Philip H. Austen (1882)
"The dead portions separate, a gangrenous ulcer follows, and soon the entire part is ... The ulcers before becoming gangrenous are covered with a yellow or ..."

10. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1862)
"gangrenous Abscess of the Lung is one of the most serious consequences of inflammation. ... This I take tobe the cause of this gangrenous destruction, ..."

11. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt, John Howland (1911)
"gangrenous stomatitis can hardly be mistaken for any other form of disease ... Recognising the malignant nature of gangrenous stomatitis, its treatment ..."

12. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1890)
"A gangrenous appendicitis in which a well-marked constriction was noticed ... The gangrenous appendicitis presented either a fibrino-purulent and purulent ..."

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