gangrenous

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Many ulcers which originated from the scorbutic condition of the system appeared to become truly gangrenous, assuming all the characteristics of hospital gangrene.

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  1. Mortified; indicating mortification of living flesh. Instead of defending these doctrines, it is the duty of a real disciple of Jesus Christ to reprobate them as gangrenous excrescences, corrupting the fair form of genuine Christianity. Anecdotes of Bp. Watson, I. 413.

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  • There was nothing of comprehension or sanity in them, and the cleft in her forehead and cheek was livid as a gangrenous brand. —  FSF,June2006
  • Their souls are being consumed by some unknown gangrenous-like infection. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • Rather than euthanise it painlessly I've saved it for you so you can care for it - it's expensive, by the way - and then watch as it loses its sight slowly, goes gangrenous, and rots to death while still crying. —  neOnbubble: Bubbly. And Neonny.
  • After an unsuccessful surgery made the wound gangrenous, the dying king had PDJB brought to him, and pardoned the boy. —  GeekLikeMe.net
  • If you never feel pain how do you know burned your hand? you cant and it will become infected and gangrenous, all because you did not get that critical feedback of pain. —  New Jersey Real Estate Report
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