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

1 sense of gas phlegmon

Sense 1
gas gangrene, clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis -- ((pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon)
       => gangrene, sphacelus, slough -- (necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass)