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progressive emphysematous necrosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
pro-gres-sive em-phy-se-ma-tous necro-sis
IPA
52
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
8
Syllables
16
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 gangrenous emphysema gas phlegmon

Questions

What does progressive emphysematous necrosis 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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