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—phagedenic /faj'i den"ik, -dee"nik/, adj./faj'i dee"neuh/, n. Pathol.a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.Also, phagedaena.[1650-60; < NL phagedaena < Gk phagédaina an ulcer, akin to phageîn to eat]
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Phagedena — Phag e*de na, n. [L. phagedaena, Gr. ?, fr. ? to eat.] (Med.) (a) A canine appetite; bulimia. [Obs.] (b) Spreading, obstinate ulceration. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phagedena — or phagedaena [faj΄ə dē′nə] n. [L phagedaenos < Gr phagedaina < phagein, to eat: see PHAGOUS] a rapidly spreading ulcer accompanied by sloughing, or the separation of dead tissue phagedenic [faj΄əden′ik] adj … English World dictionary
phagedena — Obsolete term for an ulcer that rapidly spreads peripherally, destroying the tissues as it increases in size. [G. phagedaina, a canker] p. gangrenosa severe gangrene with sloughing. p. nosocomialis gangrene arising in a hospital from cross… … Medical dictionary
phagedena — phag·e·de·na … English syllables
phagedena — … Useful english dictionary
phagedenic — Obsolete term for relating to or having the characteristics of phagedena. * * * phag·e·de·nic also phag·e·dae·nic den ik, dē nik adj 1) of a lesion being or marked by phagedena 2) of, relating to, or resembling phagedena <the phagedenic form… … Medical dictionary
phag|e|daen|ic — phag|e|den|ic or phag|e|daen|ic «FAJ uh DEHN ihk, DEE nihk», adjective. Medicine. 1. like phagedena. 2. characterized by phagedena. 3. affected with phagedena … Useful english dictionary
phag|e|den|ic — or phag|e|daen|ic «FAJ uh DEHN ihk, DEE nihk», adjective. Medicine. 1. like phagedena. 2. characterized by phagedena. 3. affected with phagedena … Useful english dictionary
Phagedenic — Phag e*den ic, PhagedenicAL Phag e*den ic*AL, a. [L. phagedaenicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. phag[ e]d[ e]nique.] (Med.) Of, like, or pertaining to, phagedena; used in the treatment of phagedena; as, a phagedenic ulcer or medicine. n. A phagedenic medicine … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PhagedenicAL — Phagedenic Phag e*den ic, PhagedenicAL Phag e*den ic*AL, a. [L. phagedaenicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. phag[ e]d[ e]nique.] (Med.) Of, like, or pertaining to, phagedena; used in the treatment of phagedena; as, a phagedenic ulcer or medicine. n. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
