Ungangrened

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not gangrened. not-comparable

    "In another Place he alledges, "That those who imagine they know more than others, think that by cutting, burning, scarifying, cauterizing, &c. they can more easily separate the gangrened from the ungangrened Parts: But they are much mistaken, for let them take what Course they will, they will either, on the one one hand, leave some of the gangrened Pars behind; or, on the other, they will take away also some of the sound Parts.""

Example

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"In another Place he alledges, "That those who imagine they know more than others, think that by cutting, burning, scarifying, cauterizing, &c. they can more easily separate the gangrened from the ungangrened Parts: But they are much mistaken, for let them take what Course they will, they will either, on the one one hand, leave some of the gangrened Pars behind; or, on the other, they will take away also some of the sound Parts.""

Etymology

From un- + gangrened.

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