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Italian
Etymology
From Latin gangraena.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈkrɛ.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛna
- Hyphenation: can‧crè‧na
Noun
cancrena f (plural cancrene)
- (pathology) gangrene
- (figurative) a damaging or corrupting influence
Further reading
- cancrena in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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