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γάγγραινα

gaggraina

Feminine noun · From graino (to gnaw)

From γραίνω graínō (to gnaw); an ulcer ("gangrene"):—canker.

Outline

  1. a gangrene, a disease by which any part of the body suffering from inflammation becomes so corrupted that, unless a remedy be seasonably applied, the evil continually spreads, attacks other parts, and at last eats away the bones
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