Noun
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necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
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gangrene,
slough |
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pathology the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
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cold gangrene,
dry gangrene,
mumification necrosis,
mummification (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
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| sphacelus -
the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
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necrosis,
mortification,
gangrene |
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death the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
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