Phăg′-e-dĕn′ic1, a.
a. [Lat. phagedænicus, Gr. φαγεδαινικός, Fr. phagédénique.] Pertaining to phagedæna; of the nature and character of phagedæna; as, a phagedenic ulcer or medicine.
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Phagedenic
Phä'ge-dēn'ic2, n.
n. (Med.) A medicine or application that causes the absorption, or the death and sloughing, of fungous flesh.