| sloughing phagedena | <dermatology> A chronic ulcer that appears in pressure areas in debilitated patients confined to bed or otherwise immobilised, due to a circulatory defect from the enhanced tissue pressure in high-contact areas, often occurring over a bony prominence (for example sacral decubitus). (27 Sep 1997) |
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| phagedena | <medicine> A canine appetite; bulimia. Spreading, obstinate ulceration. Origin: L. Phagedaena, Gr Phago, To eat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| phagedena tropica | <infectious disease> An old term for the tropical ulcer of Old World, cutaneous leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sloughing | <zoology> The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sloughing ulcer | <dermatology> A rapidly spreading ulcer attended by the formation of extensive sloughing. Synonym: perambulating ulcer, sloughing ulcer, ulcus ambulans. Origin: L. Phagedaena, Gr Phago, To eat. (05 Mar 2000) |