gangrenous
Speech parts
1. gangrenous - Adjective
2. gangrenous - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of gangrene.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
rotting
necrotic
infected
septic
mortified
rotten
contaminated
foul
jealous
poisonous
embarrassed
pathological
decayed
spoiled
diseased
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Examples
If hypoxia is very severe, a tissue may eventually become gangrenous.
These accounts include descriptions of fever and red spots over arms, back and chest, progressing to delirium, gangrenous sores, and the stench of rotting flesh.
His bladder was gangrenous, and the old wound was broken open again.