cancrena

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Etymology

From Latin gangraena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈkrɛ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Hyphenation: can‧crè‧na

Noun

cancrena f (plural cancrene)

  1. (pathology) gangrene
  2. (figurative) a damaging or corrupting influence

Further reading

  • cancrena in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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