sphacelate

English

Etymology 1

From sphacel (“gangrene”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

sphacelate (third-person singular simple present sphacelates, present participle sphacelating, simple past and past participle sphacelated)

1. (transitive, medicine) To affect with gangrene, cause to gangrene, mortify.
2. (intransitive, medicine) To become gangrenous.

Derived terms

• sphacelation

Translations

affect with gangrene

• Czech: postihnout (cs) snětí (cs), snětivět

Etymology 2

From sphacel +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

sphacelate (not comparable)

1. Affected with gangrene; gangrenous, necrotic.