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cold gangrene vs sphacelus

sphacelus vs cold gangrene

cold gangrene and sphacelus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cold gangrene Yes No No No
sphacelus Yes No No No
As nouns, sphacelus is a hypernym of cold gangrene; that is, sphacelus is a word with a broader meaning than cold gangrene:
  • cold gangrene: (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
  • sphacelus: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
Other hypernyms of cold gangrene include gangrene, slough.
cold gangrene (noun) sphacelus (noun)
(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
Difference between cold gangrene and sphacelus

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