The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phagedena
Phagedena \Phag`e*de"na\, n. [L. phagedaena, Gr. ?, fr. ? to eat.] (Med.)
A canine appetite; bulimia. [Obs.]
Spreading, obstinate ulceration.
Wiktionary
phagedena
n. (context medicine obsolete English) Spreading, obstinate ulceration.
Usage examples of "phagedena".
Sloughing phagedena rapidly ensued, but under medical treatment he eventually recovered.