gangrene
noun
[ ˈɡaŋɡriːn ]
• localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from obstructed circulation or bacterial infection.
• "gangrene set in, and her leg was amputated"
gangrene
verb
• become affected with gangrene.
• "his wound had gangrened"
Origin:
mid 16th century: via French from Latin gangraena, from Greek gangraina .
