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sphacelus

sphacelus noun: a gangrenous part.

Noun

sphacelus (plural sphaceli)

  1. (archaic) A gangrenous part.
  2. (archaic) Gangrene or slough.

sphacelus meaning in Tamil

sphacelus in Tamil

அழுகலிழைமத் திரண்மம், அழுகற்படலம்

Forms of sphacelus

pluralsphaceli

Origin of sphacelus

From Ancient Greek σφάκελος (sphákelos).

Questions about sphacelus

What does sphacelus mean?
Sphacelus means a gangrenous part.
What is sphacelus in Tamil?
Sphacelus in Tamil is அழுகலிழைமத் திரண்மம், அழுகற்படலம். See Sphacelus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sphacelus?
Sphacelus is a noun.
What is the plural of sphacelus?
The plural of sphacelus is sphaceli.

Words near sphacelus in the dictionary

  1. sphacelations
  2. sphaceli
  3. sphacelic acid
  4. sphacelismus
  5. sphacelotoxin
  6. sphacelus
  7. sphaera recta
  8. sphaeraphides
  9. sphaeraphis
  10. sphaere
  11. sphaeres

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sphacelus (page history and authors); sphacelus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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