develop gangrene

Frequency: 5.01.1 per million words

Describes the onset or beginning of the condition.

gangreneVERB + GANGRENE

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Examples (10)

  • Without treatment, the injured toe may develop gangrene within days.
  • After the frostbite, his fingers developed gangrene and required surgery.
  • Diabetic patients can develop gangrene from even a small foot wound.
  • The team feared the open wound would develop gangrene overnight.
  • She was hospitalized when the pressure ulcer developed gangrene.
  • If blood flow is not restored, the tissue will develop gangrene.
  • He had been developing gangrene in his heel before the antibiotics started working.
  • Patients who smoke are more likely to develop gangrene after bypass surgery.
  • The doctor warned that any delay could cause the limb to develop gangrene.
  • In rare cases, snakebite victims develop severe gangrene around the bite site.