gan‧grene /ˈɡæŋɡriːn/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: gangraena, from Greek gangraina]
a condition in which your flesh decays in part of your body, because blood has stopped flowing there as a result of illness or injury
—gangrenous /-ɡrɪnəs/ adjective

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gangrene
noun
VERB + GANGRENE have, suffer from | develop
GANGRENE + VERB set in The wound was not properly disinfected and gangrene set in.
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