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Noun: sphacelus  sfasulus
  1. Necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
    - gangrene, slough
     
  2. The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
    - necrosis, mortification, gangrene

Derived forms: sphaceluses

See also: sphacelate

Type of: death, pathology