The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
phagedenic — Obsolete term for relating to or having the characteristics of phagedena. * * * phag·e·de·nic also phag·e·dae·nic den ik, dē nik adj 1) of a lesion being or marked by phagedena 2) of, relating to, or resembling phagedena <the phagedenic form… … Medical dictionary
phagedenic ulcer — 1. any of a group of conditions due to bacterial invasion of a cutaneous lesion or of the intact skin of a person with impaired resistance; it is characterized by necrotic ulceration and prominent tissue destruction. The group includes desert… … Medical dictionary
Phagedenic gingivitis — This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and spirochetes)… … Medical dictionary
phagedenic — phag·e·den·ic … English syllables
phagedenic — … Useful english dictionary
phagedenic chancroid — an advanced type in which there is sloughing of the tissues … Medical dictionary
tropical phagedenic ulcer — a chronic, painful phagedenic ulcer usually seen on the lower limbs of persons in the tropics. The etiology is unknown but spirochetes, fusiform bacilli, and other bacteria are often present in the developing lesion. Protein and vitamin… … Medical dictionary
Gingivitis, phagedenic — This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and spirochetes)… … Medical dictionary
burrowing phagedenic ulcer — 1. progressive synergistic gangrene. 2. Meleney u. (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
PhagedenicAL — Phagedenic Phag e*den ic, PhagedenicAL Phag e*den ic*AL, a. [L. phagedaenicus, Gr. ?: 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
