phagedena
Americannoun
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
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Phagedena, Phaged�na, faj-e-dē′na, n. a sloughing ulcer, hospital gangrene.—adjs.
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Its primary symptoms are, a simple ulcer without induration, without elevated edges, and without phagedena.
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Relating to phagedena, a rapidly spreading destructive ulceration of soft tissues.
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Sloughing phagedena rapidly ensued, but under medical treatment he eventually recovered.
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