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    PROGRESSIVE EMPHYSEMATOUS NECROSIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweaponplay

    Synonyms:

    clostridial myonecrosis; emphysematous gangrene; emphysematous phlegmon; gangrenous emphysema; gas gangrene; gas phlegmon; progressive emphysematous necrosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("progressive emphysematous necrosis" is a kind of...):

    gangrene; slough; sphacelus (necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass)

    Domain category:

    pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)

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