dry gangrene

dry gan·grene

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy gang-green, gang-green]
- /draɪ ˈgæŋ grin, gæŋˈgrin/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy gang-green, gang-green]
- /draɪ ˈgæŋ grin, gæŋˈgrin/

Definitions of dry gangrene words

noun dry gangrene death of tissue owing to arterial obstruction without subsequent bacterial decomposition and putrefaction. 1
noun dry gangrene gangrene in which the involved body part does not become infected, but mummifies 0

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Origin of dry gangrene

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Dry gangrene

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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dry gangrene popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dry gangrene usage trend in Literature

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