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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch gangreen, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: gang‧rèn
Noun
gangren (first-person possessive gangrenku, second-person possessive gangrenmu, third-person possessive gangrennya)
- (medicine) gangrene, the necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Cognate to Swedish gangrän.
Noun
gangren m or n (definite singular gangrenen or gangrenet) (uncountable)
- gangrene
Synonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gangren m or n (definite singular gangrenen or gangrenet) (uncountable)
- gangrene
Synonyms