gangrene

From French gangrène, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina, “gangrene”), from γράω (gráō, “I gnaw”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæŋˌɡɹiːn/

gangrene (countable and uncountable, plural gangrenes)

1. The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

   If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.

2. (figuratively) A damaging or corrupting influence.
   • 1960, Cora Vreede-de Stuers, The Indonesian woman: struggles and achievements

     Women should earn equal wages with men for equal work done. Child marriages and polygamy are a gangrene on society.

• gas gangrene

gangrene (third-person singular simple present gangrenes, present participle gangrening, simple past and past participle gangrened)

1. (transitive) To produce gangrene in.
2. (intransitive) To be affected with gangrene.

• gangreen

gangrene f

1. plural of gangrena

gangrene

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of gangrenar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of gangrenar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of gangrenar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of gangrenar.