Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gangrenous emphysema

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: gan-grenous em-phy-se-ma
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

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 gangrene emphysematous phlegmon gas phlegmon progressive emphysematous necrosis

Questions

What does gangrenous emphysema 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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