dry gangrene
noun
death of tissue owing to arterial obstruction without subsequent bacterial decomposition and putrefaction.
Origin of dry gangrene
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby dry gangrene
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dry gangrene,
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dry kiln
Medical definitions for dry gangrene
dry gangrene
n.
Gangrene that develops as a result of arterial obstruction and is characterized by mummification of the dead tissue and absence of bacterial decomposition.
mummification