death vs gangrene

gangrene vs death

death and gangrene both are nouns.

death is not a verb while gangrene is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
death	Yes	No	No	No
gangrene	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gangrene is a hyponym of death; that is, gangrene is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than death:

death: the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
gangrene: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

Other hyponyms of death include cell death, necrobiosis, mortification, necrosis, sphacelus, brain death, cerebral death.

death (noun)	gangrene (noun)
the act of killing	the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
the event of dying or departure from life	necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
the absence of life or state of being dead
a final state
the time when something ends
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

death (verb)	gangrene (verb)
	undergo necrosis

Difference between death and gangrene

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