kangren

Concepts

gangrene

necrosis

Synonyms

nekroz

gangren

ahlaki bozulma

Translations

gangrène

gangrena

Gangrän

cancrena

gangrena

gangrena

gangreen

necrosi

νέκρωση

esfàcel

nécrose

غَنْغْرِينَة

γάγγραινα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑŋ.ɡɾɛn/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: غانغرن

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish غانغرن (gangren), from French gangrène, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινᾰ (gángraină). Spelling change from earlier "gangren" is explainable by the general thought of false analogy with kan (blood), as the gangrene is caused by critically insufficient blood supply in a certain body part.