gangrene

gan-grene

noun

Death of body tissue due to insufficient blood supply or bacterial infection.

"His leg developed gangrene after the injury."

verb

To become affected by gangrene, or cause tissue to die.

"The untreated wound began to gangrene."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: sphacelus, slough, necrose, sphacelate, mortify, mortification, necrosis