Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gangrene

2 senses of gangrene

Sense 1
gangrene, sphacelus, slough -- (necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass)
       => pathology -- (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Sense 2
necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus -- (the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply))
       => death -- (the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gangrene

1 sense of gangrene

Sense 1
necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate -- (undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed")
       => waste, rot -- (become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world")