SPHACELUS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
   Synonym(s)
   • gangrene (what does gangrene mean?)
   • mortification (what does mortification mean?)
   • necrosis (what does necrosis mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sphacelus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • death (what does death mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • myonecrosis (what does myonecrosis mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • necrose (what does necrose mean?)
   • gangrene (what does gangrene mean?)
   • mortify (what does mortify mean?)
   • sphacelate (what does sphacelate mean?)
   • necrose (what does necrose mean?)
   • gangrene (what does gangrene mean?)
   • mortify (what does mortify mean?)
   • sphacelate (what does sphacelate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • necrotic tissue
   • a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
   Synonym(s)
   • gangrene (what does gangrene mean?)
   • slough (what does slough mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sphacelus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pathology (what does pathology mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dry gangrene (what does dry gangrene mean?)
   • cold gangrene (what does cold gangrene mean?)
   • mumification necrosis (what does mumification necrosis mean?)
   • mummification (what does mummification mean?)
   • gas gangrene (what does gas gangrene mean?)
   • 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 phlegmon (what does gas phlegmon mean?)
   • progressive emphysematous necrosis (what does progressive emphysematous necrosis mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • necrose (what does necrose mean?)
   • gangrene (what does gangrene mean?)
   • mortify (what does mortify mean?)
   • sphacelate (what does sphacelate mean?)
   • necrose (what does necrose mean?)
   • gangrene (what does gangrene mean?)
   • mortify (what does mortify mean?)
   • sphacelate (what does sphacelate mean?)