English-Italian translations for gangrene

• cancrena
  Ma non possiamo rimanere indifferenti e impassibili davanti a una simile cancrena, né davanti all'evidente inefficacia di tutte le politiche seguite sin qui. We cannot, however, remain indifferent and inactive to this gangrene, nor to the ineffectiveness of our policies so far.
  Purtroppo, esse si propagano come una cancrena a tutti i livelli della nostra società e, sebbene la nostra battaglia non sia persa, siamo ben lungi dall'averla vinta. Unfortunately, they are spreading like gangrene at all levels of our society, and although the fight is not lost, it is far from being won.
  Onorevoli colleghi, lotta alla corruzione significa anche espellere dalle nostre assemblee l'estrema destra, altra cancrena delle nostre società. Ladies and gentlemen, in order to combat corruption, this House must rid itself of the far right wing, which is another form of social gangrene.

Definition of gangrene

• The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply
• A damaging or corrupting influence
• To produce gangrene in
• To be affected with gangrene
• To corrupt; To cause to become degenerate

Examples

• If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.

Related words

• gangrenous
• gangrenous necrosis
• gas gangrene
• gaz gangrene infection