1. (

• gangrene ,
• sphacelus ,
• slough

) necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass ;

2. (

• necrosis ,
• mortification ,
• gangrene ,
• sphacelus

) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) ;

1. (

• necrose ,
• gangrene ,
• mortify ,
• sphacelate

) undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" ;