Term: gas gangrene: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: leucothoe: any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: bridal wreath: Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: epitaph: an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: matting: a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: oort cloud: (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: tribe: a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: goalkeeper: the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: rhomboid minor muscle: rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: uninterestingness: inability to capture or hold one's interest
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: green mamba: green phase of the black mamba