gangrenous
Flesh dying, blackening
Gangrenous describes tissue that has died due to loss of blood supply or bacterial infection—the condition called gangrene.
A gangrenous limb turns black and begins to decay while still attached to the living body: The gangrenous toe had to be amputated.
Figuratively, gangrenous can describe something corrupted beyond saving: a gangrenous bureaucracy.
Organic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- festeringBecoming infected, decaying
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
fester · corrupted · rotting · offensive · malodorous · discolored · spreading · progressive
Insufficient tissue blood supply
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- circulationMovement through a system
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
thrombosis · embolism · perfusion · hypoxia · atherosclerosis · claudication · diabetic · ulceration
Disposable soft paper
- deathCessation of life
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- escharNecrotic tissue crust
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
slough · devitalized · blackened · mummified · putrefaction · infarction · avascular · deadened
Surgical limb removal
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- hyperbaricAbove atmospheric pressure
excision · surgical · resection · wound · dressing · maggot · revascularization · stump
Dangerous inflammatory infection response
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- pusInfected tissue fluid
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- cellulitisSubcutaneous bacterial infection
gas · crepitus · anaerobic · purulence · suppuration · fasciitis · contamination · septicemia
rot
Organic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- festeringBecoming infected, decaying
deterioration · fester · corrupted · rotting · offensive · malodorous · discolored · spreading · progressive · morbid
ischemia
Insufficient tissue blood supply
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- circulationMovement through a system
occlusion · thrombosis · embolism · perfusion · hypoxia · atherosclerosis · claudication · diabetic · ulceration · insufficiency
tissue
Disposable soft paper
- deathCessation of life
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- escharNecrotic tissue crust
debridement · slough · devitalized · blackened · mummified · putrefaction · infarction · avascular · deadened
amputation
Surgical limb removal
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
hyperbaric · excision · surgical · resection · wound · dressing · maggot · revascularization · stump · prosthesis
sepsis
Dangerous inflammatory infection response
cellulitis · gas · crepitus · anaerobic · purulence · suppuration · fasciitis · contamination · septicemia · toxins
- necrosistissue death, cell death, osteonecrosis, eschar, slough
- tissue stateshealthy, diseased, inflamed, viable, nonviable
- spoiledrotten, rotted, rotting, spoiled, spoiling
- woundswound, wounded, bullet wound, wounds, ulcer