[U] the decay that takes place in a part of the body when the blood supply to it has been stopped because of an illness or injury:
Gangrene set in and he had to have his leg amputated.
gangrenous adjective:
Her toes went gangrenous.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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