Sphacelus

2 definitions found

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

  Sphacelus \Sphac"e*lus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ????.] (Med.)
     Gangrenous part; gangrene; slough.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sphacelus
       n 1: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
            [syn: {gangrene}, {slough}]
       2: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or
          the interruption of blood supply) [syn: {necrosis}, {mortification},
           {gangrene}]