Gangrene
81dry gangrene — n. gangrene in which the involved body part does not become infected, but mummifies …
82gas gangrene — n. a gangrene in which gas bacilli multiply in extensive, dirty wounds, producing severe pain, swollen, gas filled tissue, and toxemia …
83hospital gangrene — noun : gangrene prevalent in crowded hospitals before the development of modern sanitation * * * Pathol. a contagious, often fatal gangrene, esp. involving amputation stumps and war wounds, occurring usually in crowded, ill kept hospitals, and… …
84gas gangrene — noun Date: 1914 progressive gangrene marked by impregnation of the dead and dying tissue with gas and caused by one or more toxin producing clostridia …
85gas gangrene — (gang grĭn) A type of gangrene that arises from dirty, lacerated wounds infected by anaerobic bacteria, especially species of Clostridium. As the bacteria grow, they release toxins and ferment carbohydrates to produce carbon dioxide and hydrogen… …
86hospital gangrene — Pathol. a contagious, often fatal gangrene, esp. involving amputation stumps and war wounds, occurring usually in crowded, ill kept hospitals, and caused by putrefactive bacteria. [1805 15] * * * …
87pre-gangrene — n. the penultimate stage of vascular insufficiency before gangrene sets in; the term is usually applied to ischaemia of the lower limb …
88atherosclerotic gangrene — dry gangrene caused by vascular sclerosis …
89diabetic gangrene — moist gangrene, usually of the feet, in persons with diabetes mellitus, due to neuropathy, angiopathy, and other complications. Cf. diabetic ulcer …
90Raynaud disease (gangrene) phenomenon sign — Ray·naud disease (gangrene), phenomenon, sign (ra noґ) [Maurice Raynaud, French physician, 1834–1881] see under disease and phenomenon, and see acrocyanosis …
