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phag⋅e⋅de⋅na

  [faj-i-dee-nuh]
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–noun Pathology.
a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
Also, phag⋅e⋅dae⋅na.

Origin:
1650–60; < NL phagedaena < Gk phagédaina an ulcer, akin to phageîn to eat

Related forms:
phag⋅e⋅den⋅ic  [faj-i-den-ik, -dee-nik] , adjective
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Main Entry: phag·e·de·na
Variant: also phag·e·dae·na /"faj-&-'dE-n&/
Function: noun
: rapidly spreading destructive ulceration of soft tissue

Main Entry: phag·e·de·nic
Variant: also phag·e·dae·nic /-'den-ik, -'dE-nik/
Function: adjective
1 of a lesion : being or marked by phagedena
2 : of, relating to, or resembling phagedena phagedenic form of chancroid>
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phagedena phag·e·de·na (fāj'ĭ-dē'nə)
n.
A cutaneous ulcer that rapidly spreads peripherally, destroying tissues as it increases in size. Also called phagedenic ulcer.

phag'e·den'ic (-děn'ĭk) adj.

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