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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPHACELUS

n. 1. In medicine and surgery, gangrene; mortification of the flesh of a living animal.
2. Caries or decay of a bone.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPHACELUS

Sphac "e *lus, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Med. )

 

Defn: Gangrenous part; gangrene; slough.