| 释义 |
gan·grene
I. \ˈgaŋˌgrēn, ˈganˌ-, ˈgaiŋˌ-, ˈgaanˌ-, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin gangraena, from Greek gangraina; akin to Greek gran to gnaw — more at cress
1. : local death of soft tissues (as from disease, injury, or infection) resulting from loss of blood supply — see dry gangrene, gas gangrene, moist gangrene, senile gangrene
2. : a pervasive, deeply rooted moral, social, or other nonphysical evil that endangers (as moral or social health)
< the germs of a moral gangrene which will soon … bear its fruit — Bela Menczer >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to produce gangrene in : make gangrenous
intransitive verb
: to become affected with gangrene : become gangrenous
< a bullet wound that gangrened > |