sphacelate

English

Etymology

sphacel +‎ -ate

Verb

sphacelate (third-person singular simple present sphacelates, present participle sphacelating, simple past and past participle sphacelated)

  1. (transitive, medicine) To affect with gangrene.

Translations

Adjective

sphacelate (not comparable)

  1. Affected with gangrene; necrotic.
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