Synonyms for Sphacelus (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass):
gangrene, slough, slough
WordNet sense 2 (the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)):
mortification, necrosis
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