Disease
Gangrene
Gangrene noun - The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply).
Disease and gangrene are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disease" instead a noun "Gangrene".
Nearby Words: gangrenous, gangrened
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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This disease, which involves hideous facial gangrene, does not exist in the developed Western world anymore, but it still does in Africa.
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It evokes scurvy and gangrene; it's a disease made monstrous flesh.
Cite this Source
Gangrene and Disease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disease/gangrene
Disease & Gangrene. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/disease/gangrene>.
Gangrene or Disease. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/disease/gangrene.
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