† 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.