sphacelus
noun
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Sense 1 noun
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
Types & categories
- pathology hypernym
- dry gangrene hyponym
- gas gangrene hyponym
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Sense 2 noun
the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
Types & categories
- death hypernym
- myonecrosis hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gangrene |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mortified |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pathology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dry gangrene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gas gangrene |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gangrene |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mortified |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | necrotic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | death |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | myonecrosis |