gangren

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch gangreen, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡaŋ.rɛn]
  • Hyphenation: gang‧rèn

Noun

gangren (first-person possessive gangrenku, second-person possessive gangrenmu, third-person possessive gangrennya)

  1. (medicine) gangrene, the necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Cognate to Swedish gangrän.

Noun

gangren m or n (definite singular gangrenen or gangrenet) (uncountable)

  1. gangrene

Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gangren m or n (definite singular gangrenen or gangrenet) (uncountable)

  1. gangrene

Synonyms
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