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*In the 17th century, this word was passed on from one person to another, until Shakespeare began to give metaphorical meaning to it in ''Coriolanus'': | *In the 17th century, this word was passed on from one person to another, until Shakespeare began to give metaphorical meaning to it in ''Coriolanus'': | ||
**''"The service of the foote'' | **''"The service of the foote'' | ||
''Being once gangren'd, is not then respected'' | ''Being once gangren'd, is not then respected'' | ||
''For what it was before"''.<ref name="pmid16291052">{{cite journal| author=Lawrence C| title=Gangrene. | journal=Lancet | year= 2005 | volume= 366 | issue= 9498 | pages= 1689 | pmid=16291052 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67683-0 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16291052 }} </ref> | ''For what it was before"''.<ref name="pmid16291052">{{cite journal| author=Lawrence C| title=Gangrene. | journal=Lancet | year= 2005 | volume= 366 | issue= 9498 | pages= 1689 | pmid=16291052 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67683-0 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16291052 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Gangrene originated from a Greek word that meant mortification of a human body part. It was first used as a noun in the British Isles during the 16th century. Surgeons most often used it to refer to the cure of external human conditions. [1]
Historical Perspective
- Gangrene originated from a Greek word that meant mortification of a human body part. [1]
- It was first used as a noun in the British Isles during the 16th century. [1]
- Surgeons most often used it to refer to the cure of external human conditions. [1]
- In the 17th century, this word was passed on from one person to another, until Shakespeare began to give metaphorical meaning to it in Coriolanus:
- "The service of the foote
Being once gangren'd, is not then respected For what it was before".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lawrence C (2005). "Gangrene". Lancet. 366 (9498): 1689. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67683-0. PMID 16291052.