phagedena

American  

[faj-i-dee-nuh] / ˌfædʒ ɪˈdi nə /

Or phagedaena

noun

Pathology.

1. a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.

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Other Word Forms

• phagedenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of phagedena

1650–60; < New Latin phagedaena < Greek phagédaina an ulcer, akin to phageîn to eat

Example Sentences

Relating to phagedena, a rapidly spreading destructive ulceration of soft tissues.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Its primary symptoms are, a simple ulcer without induration, without elevated edges, and without phagedena.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

Sloughing phagedena rapidly ensued, but under medical treatment he eventually recovered.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)