phagedenic

English

Alternative forms

• phagedaenic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin phagedaenicus, itself borrowed from Koine Greek φαγεδαινικός (phagedainikós), from Ancient Greek φαγέδαινα (phagédaina, “phagedena”).

Adjective

phagedenic (comparative more phagedenic, superlative most phagedenic)

1. Relating to phagedena. [from 17th c.]
   • 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 203:

     The latter is a phagedenic ulcer of the bark, very destructive to young apple-trees […] .

   • 2022, World Health Organisation: Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection)

     Differential diagnoses of Buruli ulcer include tropical phagedenic ulcers, chronic lower leg ulcers due to arterial and venous insufficiency […]

Derived terms

• phagedenic gingivitis

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