sphacelus

  • 11sphacelus — sphac·e·lus …

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  • 12sphacelus — /ˈsfæsələs/ (say sfasuhluhs) noun a gangrenous or mortified mass of tissue; necrosis. {Latin, from Greek sphakelos} …

  • 13sphacelus — noun 1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass • Syn: ↑gangrene, ↑slough • Derivationally related forms: ↑sphacelate, ↑gangrenous (for: ↑gangrene), ↑gangrene …

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  • 14sphac´e|la´tion — sphac|e|late «SFAS uh layt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to affect or be affected with gangrene; mortify. ╂[< New Latin sphacelare (with English ate1) < sphacelus; see etym. under sphacelus (Cf. ↑ …

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  • 15sphac|e|late — «SFAS uh layt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to affect or be affected with gangrene; mortify. ╂[< New Latin sphacelare (with English ate1) < sphacelus; see etym. under sphacelus (Cf. ↑ …

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  • 16Brand [2] — Brand (Med.), 1) örtliches Absterben od. Vernichtung der Lebensthätigkeit eines Theiles, ist entweder heißer B. (Gangraena), der Übergangszustand der Entzündung in B., in dem das Leben noch nicht ganz erloschen ist; od. kalter B. (Sphacelus), mit …

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  • 17sphacelate — [c]/ˈsfæsəleɪt/ (say sfasuhlayt) verb (sphacelated, sphacelating) –verb (t) 1. to affect with sphacelus; mortify. –verb (i) 2. to be affected with sphacelus. –sphacelation /sfæsəˈleɪʃən/ (say sfasuh layshuhn), noun …

  • 18mortification — noun 1. strong feelings of embarrassment (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑chagrin, ↑humiliation • Derivationally related forms: ↑mortify, ↑humiliate (for: ↑humiliation), ↑ …

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  • 19Sphacelate — Sphac e*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sphacelated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sphacelating}.] [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum, mortify: cf. F. sphac[ e]ler. See {Sphacelus}.] (Med.) To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify. [1913… …

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  • 20Sphacelated — Sphacelate Sphac e*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sphacelated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sphacelating}.] [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum, mortify: cf. F. sphac[ e]ler. See {Sphacelus}.] (Med.) To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify.… …

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