progressive emphysematous necrosis

Noun
  1. (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death;
    Can be used as a bioweapon (synset 114337370)
    referred to in: pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
    is a type of: gangrene, slough, sphacelus - necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
    same as: clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas gangrene, gas phlegmon

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