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gangrene

n.
US //ˈɡænɡɹin// UK //ɡˈæŋɡɹiːn// gan·grene
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Origin

Borrowed from French gangrène, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina, “gangrene”).

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