gangrene vs putridity

gangrene

noun
  • A damaging or corrupting influence. 

  • The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply. 

verb
  • To produce gangrene in. 

  • To be affected with gangrene. 

  • To corrupt; To cause to become degenerate. 

putridity

noun
  • The state of being putrid. 

  • Putrid matter. 

How often have the words gangrene and putridity occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )