sloughing phagedena
1phagedena — or phagedaena [faj΄ə dē′nə] n. [L phagedaenos < Gr phagedaina < phagein, to eat: see PHAGOUS] a rapidly spreading ulcer accompanied by sloughing, or the separation of dead tissue phagedenic [faj΄əden′ik] adj …
2phagedena — Obsolete term for an ulcer that rapidly spreads peripherally, destroying the tissues as it increases in size. [G. phagedaina, a canker] p. gangrenosa severe gangrene with sloughing. p. nosocomialis gangrene arising in a hospital from cross… …
