phagedena

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phagedena - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phagedena \Phag`e*de"na\, n. [L. phagedaena, Gr. fage`daina, fr.
     fagei^n to eat.] (Med.)
        (a) A canine appetite; bulimia. [Obs.]
        (b) Spreading, obstinate ulceration.
            [1913 Webster] Phagedenic