gangrene sets in

Frequency: 5.51.3 per million words

Used to describe when the process of gangrene begins, often after an injury.

gangreneGANGRENE + VERB

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set in

Examples (10)

  • If left untreated, gangrene sets in quickly.
  • The wound was not properly disinfected and gangrene set in.
  • Doctors fear gangrene is setting in around the crushed toes.
  • By the time he reached the clinic, gangrene had set in.
  • Without immediate surgery, gangrene will set in.
  • If circulation isn't restored, gangrene can set in within hours.
  • After the frostbite, gangrene soon set in.
  • Thanks to prompt antibiotics, gangrene never set in.
  • Seek help at once, or gangrene may set in.
  • In severe diabetic foot ulcers, gangrene often sets in following infection.