נמק
nemek
The Hebrew word for gangrene is נמק (nemek).
The word refers to the necrosis or rotting of flesh.
Meaning: the necrosis or rotting of flesh (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun נמק is masculine in Hebrew.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is nemek. The stress is on the final syllable: ne-MEK.
Did you know?
- In some ancient Hebrew poetic contexts, related roots were used to describe the 'fading' of light, which parallels the way a body part 'fades' or loses life during necrosis.
- Hebrew has a specific distinction between נמק as a clinical condition and ריקבון, which refers to the general rot of organic matter like fruit or wood.
- The word נמק is part of a tri-consonantal root system where the letters נ, מ, and ק can be rearranged to form various other words, a structural feature of Hebrew that preserves the core concept across different parts of speech.
Examples in context
- הרופא חשד שיש נמק ברגל.ha-rofe chashad she-yesh nemek ba-regel.The doctor suspected there is gangrene in the leg.
- הפציעה החמירה והתפתח נמק.ha-ptzia he-ch-mira ve-hit-pach nemek.The wound worsened and gangrene developed.
- הוא חייב ניתוח בגלל נמק.hu chayav nituach biglal nemek.He needs surgery because of gangrene.
Example conversation
A doctor is explaining a diagnosis to a patient.
- נועה Noaעידו, מה קרה לרגל שלי?Ido, ma kara la-regel sheli?Ido, what happened to my leg?
- עידו Idoלצערי, מדובר במצב של נמק.le-tsa'ari, medubar be-matzav shel nemek.Unfortunately, it is a case of gangrene.
- נועה Noaזה נשמע נורא. מה עושים עכשיו?ze nishma nora. ma osim achshav?That sounds terrible. What do we do now?
- עידו Idoאנחנו צריכים לטפל בזה מיד.anachnu tsrichim le-tapel be-ze mi-yad.We need to treat it immediately.
