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phagedaena

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phagedaenis Noun: feminine dative plural, Noun: feminine ablative plural of phagedaena

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phăgĕdaena, ae, f., = φαγέδαινα (voracity).
      • 1 A diseased and excessive appetite, voracity, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 3, 46; plur., Plin. 26, 11, 68, § 110.—As a disease of bees, Col. 9, 13, 10 (written as Greek).— Hence,
      • 2 An eating ulcer, a cancer, Plin. 23, 7, 63, § 123.

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