gangrene
Example Sentences
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And as Vladimir Putin's "chosen war" against Ukraine enters its third week, fear and outrage continue to spread across the globe like gangrene.
From Salon
In this photo, the seated boy's hands were destroyed by gangrene after being tied too tightly by the colonizing soldiers, according to the book "King Leopold's Ghost."
From Washington Post
Feal spent 11 weeks in the hospital, eventually developing gangrene, losing half of his foot and relearning how to walk.
From Scientific American
His left leg was amputated, and he died of gangrene three days later.
From New York Times
After gangrene eventually set into the remaining leg, the doctors amputated that one, too.
From New York Times
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