Sphacelus

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Necrosis.
  • noun. A necrosed mass of tissue.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Gangrenous part; gangrene; slough.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. gangrenous part
  • noun. gangrene; slough
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
  • noun. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
  • Word Usage
    "When the brain is attacked with sphacelus, the patients die in three days; or if they escape these, they recover."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gangrene  slough