English noun: sphacelus |
1. | sphacelus (state) necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass |
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| Synonyms | gangrene, slough |
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| Broader (hypernym) | pathology |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | clostridial myonecrosis, cold gangrene, dry gangrene, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas gangrene, gas phlegmon, mumification necrosis, mummification, progressive emphysematous necrosis |
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2. | sphacelus (phenomenon) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) |
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| Synonyms | gangrene, mortification, necrosis |
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| Broader (hypernym) | death |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | myonecrosis |
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