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mummification vs gangrene

gangrene vs mummification

mummification and gangrene both are nouns.

mummification is not a verb while gangrene is a verb.

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

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