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Gangrene is the death and decay of body tissue, often occurring in a limb, caused by insufficient blood supply and usually following an injury or disease.

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The infection with gangrene (from tissue necrosis or specific bacteria) is a complication of acute cholecystitis, and may be called a gangrenous gallbladder or gangrenous gall bladder. Because rupture of the bladder would release toxins into the entire abdomen, this is a critical medical situation.


How would you use the word gangrenous in a sentence?

The mountaineer's frostbitten limbs had turned gangrenous.


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What does gangreouse mean?

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What is the correct name for tissue necrosis?

The correct name for tissue necrosis is "necrosis" itself, which refers to the death of cells or tissues in the body due to factors like injury, infection, or lack of blood supply. There are various types of necrosis, such as coagulative, liquefactive, caseous, and gangrenous, each characterized by different pathological changes.


What is the meaning of mortified?

1. In emotions, experiencing shame or humiliation. "I was mortified when they found out i had lied." 2. In some religious practices, having subjected oneself to pain or sacrifice in order to become pure. 3. In medicine, suffering from tissue death, gangrenous.


Why is clostridium perfringens likely to grow in gangrenous wounds?

Because it is an anaerobic bacteria. Although Clostridium perfringes can survive in the presence of oxygen (technically, it is 'aerotolerant'), it really flourishes under conditions of low oxygen pressure. When the bacterium gets into an ischaemic wound (lack of blood, and therefore low too oxygen), it produces various (at least 12) toxins and tissue-destroying enzymes. The resultant damage has two effects - it allows the organism to establish itself and mulitply, and it disrupts blood supply to the area. This lack of blood obviously lowers the oxygen tension even more (oxygen is carried in the blood), promoting clostridial proliferation and spread even further. Riding on the crest of an advancing wave of ischaemia and necrosis, the bacterium can thus spread to surrounding tissues. The gas within the tissue, so distinctive in this condition, is formed as a byproduct when the toxins destroy the previously healthy surrounding tissue.


What is the name of the gangrenous condition of the mouth caused by exposure to phosphorous vapour?

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What is the scientific name for dead flesh?

dandruf (in the hair) Necrosis is the proper term for flesh that has died. Hair, nails, surface skin and teeth aren't considered flesh. Another possibility is "infarction" which is common in myocardial infarction (MI), another term for a heart attack.


What disease did Peter the Great have?

He died of a bladder infection which became gangrenous. He also had kidney stones.


What is bowel gangrene?

Bowel gangrene is a life-threatening condition where there is inadequate blood supply to the intestines, leading to tissue death. It is usually caused by a blockage in the blood vessels supplying the bowel, resulting in severe abdominal pain, fever, and potentially septic shock if not treated promptly with surgery to remove the affected tissue.