Sphacelus

n.

1.

(Med.) Gangrenous part; gangrene; slough.

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

clostridial myonecrosis, cold gangrene, dry gangrene, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrene, gangrenous emphysema, gas gangrene, gas phlegmon, mortify, mumification necrosis, mummification, necrose, pathology, progressive emphysematous necrosis, slough, sphacelate