Synonyms for gangrene

Most common

necrosis · mortification

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

   If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.

2. v. 1

   To produce gangrene in.

Related words

Word family

gangrenous

Phrases

hospital gangrene

Other spellings

gangræna

Forms

Plural

gangrenes → necroses, mortifications, sphaceli, sloughs…

Past participle

gangrened
e.g. gangrened → sphacelated, necrosed, mortified…

Example sentences

• mortification Anne's mortification was as evident as Gilbert's satisfaction.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

slough¹

7 letters

mortify³, sphacel, necrose

8 letters

necrosis³

9 letters

sphacelus

10 letters

sphacelate

13 letters

mortification⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mortify³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

gangrène

Italiano

cancrena