PHAGEDENA


Meaning of PHAGEDENA in English

— phagedenic /faj'i den"ik, -dee"nik/ , adj.

/faj'i dee"neuh/ , n. Pathol.

a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.

Also, phagedaena .

[ 1650-60; phagedaena phagédaina an ulcer, akin to phageîn to eat ]

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