sphacelate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sphacelate
    v 1: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
         [syn: {necrose}, {gangrene}, {mortify}, {sphacelate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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