sphacelus meaning

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sphacelus (noun): necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass.

sphacelus has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

sphacelus as a noun

  1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

    Synonyms: gangrene, slough

    Type of: pathology

    Kinds: dry gangrene, gas gangrene

    Related forms: sphacelate

  2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

    Synonyms: necrosis, mortification, gangrene

    Type of: death

    Kinds: myonecrosis

    Related forms: sphacelate

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