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phagedenic

adjective phag·e·de·nic
variants: also phagedaenic play \-ˈden-ik, -ˈdē-nik\

medical Definition of phagedenic

1 of a lesion : being or marked by phagedena
2 : of, relating to, or resembling phagedena
  • the phagedenic form of chancroid

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