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Senile gangrene

Senile \Se"nile\, a. [L. senilis, from senex, gen. senis, old, an old man: cf. F. s['e]nile. See Senior.] Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness. ``Senile maturity of judgment.''
--Boyle.

Senile gangrene (Med.), a form of gangrene occuring particularly in old people, and caused usually by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries.

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senile gangrene

n. (context medicine English) A form of gangrene occurring particularly in old people, and usually caused by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller artery.