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di·a·bet·ic gan·grene

gangrene resulting from arteriosclerosis associated with diabetes.
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diabetic gangrene

Gangrene due to diabetic vascular disease.
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di·a·bet·ic gan·grene

(dīă-betik gang-grēn)
Necrosis due to arteriosclerosis associated with diabetes.
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diabetic gangrene

GANGRENE occurring in people with DIABETES MELLITUS as a result of large artery obliterative disease characteristic of the condition. Such gangrene often follows a minor injury.
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