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G / gangraena
noun greek

gangraena

gen. gangrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= γάγγραινα
a cancerous; eating ulcer on the body; a gangrene
a cancerous, eating ulcer on the body, a gangrene.
Lit., Cels. 5, 26, 34; Lucil. ap. Non. 117, 22; Varr. ib. 25.—*
figuratively
Trop.: mali gangraena, Varr. ap. Non. 117, 28.
Perseus ID: n19291 Key: gangraena