dry gangrene

noun

1. death of tissue owing to arterial obstruction without subsequent bacterial decomposition and putrefaction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dry gangrene¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

If the part is aseptic it shrivels, and presents the ordinary features of dry gangrene.

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The dead portion is cast off, as in other forms of dry gangrene, by the formation of a line of demarcation.

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This may pass off in a few days, or may increase in severity, with the formation of bullæ, and end in dry gangrene.

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Dry gangrene is one of the most virulent forms of poisoning caused by partaking of ergotised bread.

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Dry gangrene is seldom dangerous, but the rapidity of its spread will indicate its virulence.

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