gas gangrene

Noun gas gangrene has 1 sense

• gas gangrene(n = noun.state) clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis - (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon;
is a kind of gangrene, slough, sphacelus