Lewis & Short

Parsing inflected forms may not always work as expected. If the following does not give the correct word, try Latin Words or Perseus.

† phăgĕdaena, ae, f., = φαγέδαινα (voracity).

      1. 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. 2. An eating ulcer, a cancer, Plin. 23, 7, 63, § 123.