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Detailed Synonyms for gas gangrene in English
gas gangrene:
gas gangrene [the ~] nom
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the gas gangrene
– (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon 1the progressive emphysematous necrosis; the clostridial myonecrosis; the emphysematous gangrene; the emphysematous phlegmon; the gangrenous emphysema; the gas gangrene; the gas phlegmon– (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon 1