Meaning of 'gangrene' in Yoruba is: gangrene

gangrene: gangrene

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Noun(1) necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass(2) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply(3) necrotic tissue(4) a mortified or gangrenous part or mass(5) the localized death of living cells (as from infection orthe interruption of blood supply)
Verb(1) undergo necrosis

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(1) Vasopressin should be infused through a central catheter because peripheral extravasation could cause tissue necrosis and gangrene .(2) The limb that is left to gangrene normally has to be cut off, and that would be a sad indictment on yourselves and a very poor response to the residents of the periphery of town.(3) gangrene set in, and her leg was amputated(4) Feces, urine, or blood can easily contaminate the wound and infection can range from a superficial infection to septicemia and gangrene of vulvar tissue.(5) Rarely, fulminant ischaemic colitis occurs with gangrene or perforation and needs urgent surgical exploration.(6) Patients with deep abscess, extensive bone or joint involvement, crepitus, substantial necrosis or gangrene , or necrotizing fasciitis may be candidates for surgery.(7) The presence of deep infection with abscess, cellulitis, gangrene , or osteomyelitis is an indication for hospitalization and prompt surgical drainage.(8) She was found to have a gangrenous wound on her back.(9) When they removed the appendix they found it was gangrenous .(10) Her discharge from hospital was delayed by the fact that her toes were gangrenous (she would eventually lose them) and, because of blood clotting caused by the septicaemia, she had three epileptic seizures.(11) How can art compete with skeletons and gangrenous hands in glass jars?(12) The former RAF wireless operator developed sores while on marching duty that became gangrenous , causing his legs to be amputated.(13) But the vet said the rock hand lacerated his stomach and part of the intestine had gangrened .