Use 'gangrenous' to describe severe medical conditions often requiring urgent attention.

Medical Severity

'Gangrenous' refers to internal tissue damage that might not be immediately apparent.

Not Always Visible

'Gangrenous' is technical and best used in medical or formal discussions about health.

Technical Term

Used metaphorically, 'gangrenous' suggests something is badly damaging or destroying something else.

Metaphorical Illness

'Gangrenous' implies strong negative judgment when used to describe non-medical effects.

Negative Connotations

'Gangrenous' can create a vivid, negative image to emphasize the harm being done.

Visual Imagery

 and he's looking just terrible. And he becomes interested in this dog because it's so pathetic, and it's trying to attract his attention. And he sits down looking at the dog. And the dog's whole hindquarters are a complete open sore. Some of it is like gangrenous, and there are maggots in the flesh. And it's terrible.

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