phagedena

or phag·e·dae·na

[ faj-i-dee-nuh ]
/ ˌfædʒ ɪˈdi nə /

noun Pathology.

a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.

Origin of phagedena

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

OTHER WORDS FROM phagedena

phag·e·den·ic [faj-i-den-ik, -dee-nik] /ˌfædʒ ɪˈdɛn ɪk, -ˈdi nɪk/, adjective

Words nearby phagedena

phaestus, phaethon, phaeton, phage, phagedaena, phagedena, phago-, phagocyte, phagocytic, phagocytic index, phagocytic pneumonocyte

British Dictionary definitions for phagedaena

phagedaena

phagedena

/ (ˌfædʒɪˈdiːnə) /

noun

pathol a rapidly spreading ulcer that destroys tissues as it increases in size

Word Origin for phagedaena

C17: via Latin from Greek, from phagein to eat

Medical definitions for phagedaena

phagedena
[ făj′ĭ-dē′nə ]

n.

A cutaneous ulcer that rapidly spreads peripherally, destroying tissues as it increases in size. phagedenic ulcer

Other words from phagedena

phag′e•den′ic (-dĕn′ĭk) adj.