gangrene

See also gangrène

English

Etymology

From Latin gangraena (“gangrene”), from γάγγραινα (gaggraina, “gangrene”), from γραίνειν (grainein, “gnaw”).

Pronunciation

Wikipedia

• (US) IPA: /ˈɡæŋˌɡriːn/

Noun

gangrene (countable and uncountable; plural gangrenes)

1. The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

   If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.

2. (figuratively) A damaging or corrupting influence.
   • 1960, Cora Vreede-de Stuers, The Indonesian woman: struggles and achievements

     Women should earn equal wages with men for equal work done. Child marriages and polygamy are a gangrene on society.

Translations

the necrosis or rotting of flesh

Albanian: gangrenë f. Chinese: 坏疽 Czech: gangréna (cs) f. Danish: koldbrand (da) c. Esperanto: gangreno Finnish: kuolio (fi) French: gangrène (fr) f. German: Gangrän (de) f. Greek: γάγγραινα (el) (gángraina) f.

Icelandic: ýldudrep (is) n., átudrep (is) n., brandur (is) m., kolbrandur (is) m., drep í holdi (is) n. Italian: cancrena (it) f. Japanese: 壊疽 (ja) (eso) Maori: kikohunga Portuguese: gangrena (pt) f. Russian: гангрена (ru) (gangr'éna) f. Serbian: vučac m. Spanish: gangrena (es) f. Turkish: kangren (tr) Welsh: madredd m.

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Italian

Noun

gangrene f.

1. Plural form of gangrena.