gangrenes
Flesh decays, blackens
Gangrenes is the third-person singular verb form of gangrene, meaning to develop or cause tissue death from loss of blood supply or bacterial infection.
The word also serves as the plural noun for multiple instances of the condition: The surgeon had seen gangrenes of every type during the war.
More commonly, gangrene appears as an uncountable noun or as the verb gangrened.
Cells ceasing to function
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- circulationMovement through a system
blackening · sepsis · wound · ulcer · extremities · toes · fingers · frostbite
Dishonest abuse of power
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- moral declineErosion of ethical standards
festering · spreading · toxicity · dysfunction · institutional decay · malignancy · contamination · degradation
tissue death
Cells ceasing to function
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
circulation · blackening · sepsis · wound · ulcer · extremities · toes · fingers · frostbite · vascular
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
moral decline · festering · spreading · toxicity · dysfunction · institutional decay · malignancy · contamination · degradation · corrosion
gangrenesheals
Restores to wellness
regenerates · thrives · flourishes · recovers · mends
- gas gangreneBacterial infection causing tissue death