Sphacelate

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sphacelate \Sphac"e*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sphacelated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Sphacelating}.] [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum,
     mortify: cf. F. sphac['e]ler. See {Sphacelus}.] (Med.)
     To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to
     mortify.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sphacelate \Sphac"e*late\, v. t. (Med.)
     To affect with gangrene.
     [1913 Webster] Sphacelate

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sphacelate \Sphac"e*late\, Sphacelated \Sphac"e*la`ted\, a.
     (Med.)
     Affected with gangrene; mortified.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sphacelate
       v : undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
           [syn: {necrose}, {gangrene}, {mortify}]