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gas gangrene
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Noun gas gangrene has 1 sense
- gas gangrene(n = noun.state) clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis - (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon; Array is a kind of gangrene, slough, sphacelus
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