Fournier gangrene

noun

A kind of necrotizing fasciitis affecting the perineum, most common in elderly men.

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Meanings

nounFournier gangrene (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA kind of necrotizing fasciitis affecting the perineum, most common in elderly men.

Origin

First described by Baurienne in 1764 and named after a French venereologist, Jean Alfred Fournier, following five cases he presented in clinical lectures in 1883.

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APA

Fournier gangrene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fournier%20gangrene

MLA

“Fournier gangrene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fournier%20gangrene. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fournier gangrene,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fournier%20gangrene.

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