PROGRESSIVE EMPHYSEMATOUS NECROSIS as NOUN

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
   Synonym(s)
   • clostridial myonecrosis (what does clostridial myonecrosis mean?)
   • emphysematous gangrene (what does emphysematous gangrene mean?)
   • emphysematous phlegmon (what does emphysematous phlegmon mean?)
   • gangrenous emphysema (what does gangrenous emphysema mean?)
   • gas gangrene (what does gas gangrene mean?)
   • gas phlegmon (what does gas phlegmon mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) progressive emphysematous necrosis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gangrene (what does gangrene mean?)
   • sphacelus (what does sphacelus mean?)
   • slough (what does slough mean?)