cancrena

== Italian == === Alternative forms === gangrena (less common) === Etymology === From Latin gangraena, probably influenced by cancro (“cancer”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kanˈkrɛ.na/ Rhymes: -ɛna Hyphenation: can‧crè‧na === Noun === cancrena f (plural cancrene) (pathology) gangrene (figurative) a damaging or corrupting influence === Further reading === cancrena in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === raccenna