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Fournier gangrene

Fournier gangrene noun: a kind of necrotizing fasciitis affecting the perineum, most common in elderly men.

Noun

Fournier gangrene (uncountable)

  1. A kind of necrotizing fasciitis affecting the perineum, most common in elderly men.

Origin of Fournier gangrene

First described by Baurienne in 1764 and named after a French venereologist, Jean Alfred Fournier, following five cases he presented in clinical lectures in 1883.

Questions about Fournier gangrene

What does Fournier gangrene mean?
Fournier gangrene means a kind of necrotizing fasciitis affecting the perineum, most common in elderly men.
What part of speech is Fournier gangrene?
Fournier gangrene is a noun.

Words near Fournier gangrene in the dictionary

  1. fourneau
  2. fourneaus
  3. fourneaux
  4. fourness
  5. Fournier
  6. Fournier gangrene
  7. Fournier point
  8. Fournier points
  9. Fournier's molar
  10. fourpartite
  11. fourpeat

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