English
Detailed Synonyms for gas phlegmon in English
gas phlegmon:
gas phlegmon [the ~] noun
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the gas phlegmon
– (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon 1the gas phlegmon; the progressive emphysematous necrosis; the clostridial myonecrosis; the emphysematous gangrene; the emphysematous phlegmon; the gangrenous emphysema; the gas gangrene– (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon 1