Examinations after death have shown that thrombosis exists for some distance around the gangrenous mass. |
The former RAF wireless operator developed sores while on marching duty that became gangrenous, causing his legs to be amputated. |
And to rub salt into the already gangrenous wounds of headbangers, the band members also cut their hair, a no-no in the world of metal. |
In addition, the gangrenous areas on his toes had sloughed and been replaced almost entirely by healthy tissue. |
In the production of gangrenous sloughs, it much resembles the descriptions usually given of sloughing ulcers. |
One is canker, referring to a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, usually in the mouth, and hence an area of diseased tissue, as in woody stems. |