See Also: decubital gangrene(medicine)
decubital(medicine)
Dry gangrene(medicine)
gangrene(encyclopedia)
gangrene(dictionary)
Gangrene(health)
wet gangrene(medicine)
hot gangrene(medicine)
gangrene(dictionary)
Gangrene(medicine)

excamb (iou) and decubital gangrene (medicine)


excamb (iou)



excamb verb trans. & intrans. L15.
[medieval Latin excambiare, formed as EX-1 + late Latin cambiare: see CHANGE verb.]
Scots Law. Exchange (land).
excamber noun E17.

decubital gangrene (medicine)


decubital gangrene
<dermatology> A chronic ulcer that appears in pressure areas in debilitated patients confined to bed or otherwise immobilised, due to a circulatory defect from the enhanced tissue pressure in high-contact areas, often occurring over a bony prominence (for example sacral decubitus).