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sphacelus::noun | Spocien Dictionary

sphacelus

noun

/'sfæsələs/

the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

Type	Words
Synonyms	gangrene, mortification, necrosis
Type of	death
Has types	myonecrosis
Derivation	sphacelate

sphacelus

noun

/'sfæsələs/

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

Type	Words
Synonyms	gangrene, slough
Type of	pathology
Has types	cold gangrene, dry gangrene, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas gangrene, gas phlegmon, mumification necrosis, mummification, progressive emphysematous necrosis, clostridial myonecrosis
Derivation	sphacelate