Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gas gangrene

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: gas -gan-grene
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

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

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

Questions

What does gas 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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