gangren

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch gangreen, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡaŋ.rɛn]
  • Hyphenation: gang‧rèn

Noun

gangren (plural gangren-gangren)

  1. (medicine) gangrene, the necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Cognate to Swedish gangrän.

Noun

gangren m or n (definite singular gangrenen or gangrenet) (uncountable)

  1. gangrene

Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gangren m or n (definite singular gangrenen or gangrenet) (uncountable)

  1. gangrene

Synonyms

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