1. (noun) (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon

• clostridial myonecrosis
• emphysematous gangrene
• emphysematous phlegmon
• gas gangrene
• gas phlegmon
• progressive emphysematous necrosis

1. (noun) (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon

• gangrene
• slough
• sphacelus

1. (noun) (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon

• pathology