gangrene
Example Sentences
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She then developed gangrene in her fingers and toes "which has resulted in extensive amputation surgery and subsequent permanent disability," the report stated.
From BBC
He’s undergone two blood clot surgeries in his legs, but some wounds haven’t healed and he has early stages of gangrene in his left foot.
From Washington Times
Symptoms included skin tissue darkened by gangrene and swelling of lymph nodes, or buboes — the source of the term “bubonic.”
From Washington Post
He took a bullet in his hand, and with no antibiotics in the field, the gangrene crept up his arm.
From Salon
And then a few months ago, Mr. Garcia, who is diabetic, got gangrene in his foot so badly that it almost had to be amputated, leaving him out of work.
From New York Times
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