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SPHACELATE
necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate
(verb) undergo necrosis; “the tissue around the wound necrosed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
sphacelate (third-person singular simple present sphacelates, present participle sphacelating, simple past and past participle sphacelated)
(transitive, medicine) To affect with gangrene.
Adjective
sphacelate (not comparable)
Affected with gangrene; necrotic.
Source: Wiktionary
Sphac"e*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sphacelated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sphacelating.] Etym: [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum, mortify: cf. F. sphacéler. See Sphacelus.] (Med.)
Definition: To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify.
Sphac"e*late, v. t. (Med.)
Definition: To affect with gangrene.
Sphac"e*late, Sphac"e*la`ted, a. (Med.)
Definition: Affected with gangrene; mortified.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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