gangrene

名词 gangrene:

1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
   同义词：sphacelus, slough
2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
   同义词：necrosis, mortification, sphacelus

动词 gangrene:

1. undergo necrosis
   同义词：necrose, mortify, sphacelate

1. When gangrene set in, his foot had to be amputated.
   他的脚生了坏疽，必须截除。

gan.grene

n.（名词）
Death and decay of body tissue, often occurring in a limb, caused by insufficient blood supply and usually following injury or disease.
坏疽：身体组织坏死或衰退，常在四肢发生，因供血不足以及随后的受伤或疾病而引起
v.tr.intr.（及物动词和不及物动词）
gan.grened,gan.gren.ing,gan.grenes
To affect or become affected with gangrene.
由坏疽影响或受其影响

来源：
Medieval Latin cancrôna
中世纪拉丁语 cancrôna
from Latin gangraena, gangrôna
源自 拉丁语 gangraena, gangrôna
from Greek gangraina
源自 希腊语 gangraina

【引伸】
gan.grenous