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Phagedena

Phagˊe-de′na

,
Noun.
[L.
phagedaena
, Gr.
φαγέδαινα
, fr.
φαγεῖν
to eat.]
(Med.)
(a)
A canine appetite; bulimia.
[Obs.]
(b)
Spreading, obstinate ulceration.

Definition 2024


phagedena

phagedena

English

Noun

phagedena (countable and uncountable, plural phagedenas)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) Spreading, obstinate ulceration.