gangrenous

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The designation is intended to attract more research and funding for curbing the disease, also known as cancrum oris and gangrenous stomatitis.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 20, 2023

When we joined the volunteers for a day, she was quick to check the lower leg of an evacuee with a blackened, gangrenous wound.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2022

The presenting diagnosis is diffuse gangrenous inflammation and infiltration of connective tissue of the entire lower right extremity, extending from the instep upward to the buttock.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Lamar Johnson have exposed a conviction that appears gangrenous with police and prosecutorial misconduct.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2020

He was brought here from Gettysburg with serious wounds which became gangrenous before his arrival.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt