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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D., M.D.
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.