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.