phagedena
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of phagedena
1650–60; < New Latin phagedaena < Greek phagédaina an ulcer, akin to phageîn to eat
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Sloughing phagedena rapidly ensued, but under medical treatment he eventually recovered.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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 Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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 Franklin Bache
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