Gangrened

Pronunciation: /ˈɡæŋɡrənd/

Definitions of gangrened

verb to undergo gangrene, a condition in which body tissue dies due to lack of blood flow or infection

Example Sentences

A1 The wound gangrened and required immediate medical attention.

A2 Without proper treatment, the infection can quickly gangrened.

B1 The doctor warned that if left untreated, the wound could gangrened.

B2 The lack of blood flow to the area caused the tissue to gangrened.

C1 The patient's condition deteriorated rapidly as the infection gangrened.

C2 Despite aggressive treatment, the infection continued to gangrened, leading to amputation.

Examples of gangrened in a Sentence

formal The patient's leg had become gangrened, requiring immediate medical attention.

informal His finger looked all black and gangrened, dude, you should get that checked out.

slang That wound is starting to look gangrened, you better do something about it.

figurative The corruption within the organization had gangrened to the point of no return.

Grammatical Forms of gangrened

• past tense: gangrened
• plural: gangrenes
• comparative: more gangrened
• superlative: most gangrened
• present tense: gangrene
• future tense: will gangrene
• perfect tense: have gangrened
• continuous tense: is gangrening
• singular: gangrene
• positive degree: gangrened
• infinitive: to gangrene
• gerund: gangrening
• participle: gangrening

Origin and Evolution of gangrened

First Known Use: 1400 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'gangrened' originated from the Middle English word 'gangrened' which was derived from the Old French word 'gangrener' and ultimately from the Latin word 'gangraena'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe the medical condition of gangrene, the word 'gangrened' has evolved to also describe a situation or idea that has become corrupt or decayed beyond repair.