γάγγραινα
gaggraina
Feminine noun · From graino (to gnaw)
From γραίνω graínō (to gnaw); an ulcer ("gangrene"):—canker.
Outline
- 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