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| Domain | Definition |
Food & Agriculture | A general name for clostridial infections characterized by acute necrosis of muscle(myositis)or cellulitis, with accompanying toxaemia. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | A severe condition resulting from bacteria invading healthy muscle from adjacent traumatized muscle or soft tissue. The infection originates in a wound contaminated with bacteria of the genus Clostridium. C. perfringens accounts for the majority of cases (over eighty percent), while C. noyvi, C. septicum, and C. histolyticum cause most of the other cases. (references) |
Public Administration | Death or necrosis of tissue and organs due to infection with anaerobic gas-forming organisms, such as bacillus Welchii. Wounds incurred from contact with the soil, as in major disasters, are particularly liable to such a serious infection. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: GAS GANGRENE |
| Specialty definitions using "GAS GANGRENE": Clostridium perfringens. (references) |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
gas gangrene | 29 |
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| Language | Translations for "GAS GANGRENE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | gasgangræn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | gasgangreen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kaasukuolio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | gangrène gazeuse, septicémie gangréneuse, infection Clostridium perfringens type A. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Gasgangrän, Gasbrand, Gasödem. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αεριογόνα γάγγραινα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | gangrena gassosa (gangrenous erysipelas, hospital gangrene), enterotossiemia da Clostridium perfringens tipo A (Clostridium perfringens type A infection), cancrena gassosa (Clostridium perfringens type A infection). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ガス壊疽 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ガスえそ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | asgay angrenegay gangrena gasosa. (various references) gangrena gaseosa (Clostridium perfringens type A infection). (various references) gasgangrän, gasflegmone, gasbrand. (various references) gazlı kangren. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-g-g-g-n-n-r-s" | |
-2 letters: gangrenes. | |
-3 letters: engagers, gangrene, sangaree. | |
-4 letters: engager, engages, enrages, ensnare, gaggers, gangers, garages, genseng, granges, naggers, raggees, reggaes, rennase. | |
-5 letters: agenes, aggers, agrees, anears, angers, arenas, eagers, eagres, eggars, eggers, engage, enrage, gagers, gagger, ganger, garage, genera, genres, grange, grease, greens, nagger, ragees, raggee, ranees, ranges, reggae, saggar, sagger, sangar, sanger, seggar, senega. | |
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