Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emphysematous gangrene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: em-phy-se-ma-tous -gan-grene
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon

Synonyms

gas gangrene clostridial myonecrosis emphysematous phlegmon gangrenous emphysema gas phlegmon progressive emphysematous necrosis

Questions

What does emphysematous gangrene mean?: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon

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