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gangrene
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gangrene \Gan"grene\, n. [F. gangr[`e]ne, L. gangraena, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to gnaw, eat; cf. Skr. gras, gar, to devour, and E. voracious, also canker, n., in sense 3.] (Med.) A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in any stage. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gangrene \Gan"grene\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Gangrened; p. pr. & vb. n. Gangrening.] [Cf. F. gangr['e]ner.] To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene. [1913 Webster]
