Source : WordNet®

progressive emphysematous necrosis
     n : (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by
         Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause
         tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas
         gangrene}, {clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous
         gangrene}, {emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous
         emphysema}, {gas phlegmon}]