EMPHYSEMATOUS PHLEGMON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does emphysematous phlegmon mean?

• EMPHYSEMATOUS PHLEGMON (noun)
The noun EMPHYSEMATOUS PHLEGMON has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: EMPHYSEMATOUS PHLEGMON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• EMPHYSEMATOUS PHLEGMON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

clostridial myonecrosis; emphysematous gangrene; emphysematous phlegmon; gangrenous emphysema; gas gangrene; gas phlegmon; progressive emphysematous necrosis

Hypernyms ("emphysematous phlegmon" is a kind of...):

gangrene; slough; sphacelus (necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass)

Domain category:

pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)

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ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:

Emphysematous gangrene