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