phagedenic

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phagedenic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phagedenic \Phag`e*den"ic\, Phagedenical \Phag`e*den"ic*al\, a.
     [L. phagedaenicus, Gr. fagedainiko`s: cf. F.
     phag['e]d['e]nique.] (Med.)
     Of, like, or pertaining to, phagedena; used in the treatment
     of phagedena; as, a phagedenic ulcer or medicine. -- n. A
     phagedenic medicine.
     [1913 Webster]