Betekenis van:
gas phlegmon
gas phlegmon
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
Synoniemen
- clostridial myonecrosis
- emphysematous gangrene
- emphysematous phlegmon
- gangrenous emphysema
- gas gangrene
- progressive emphysematous necrosis