- phag(o)-
- [Gr. phagein to eat] a combining form denoting relationship to eating or consumption by ingestion or engulfing.
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phag(o)-
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phag — phag·e·de·na; phag·e·den·ic; phyl·lo·phag·ic; phy·to·phag·ic; poly·phag·ic; sar·co·phag·i·dae; scat·o·phag·i·dae; vi·tel·lo·phag; xy·lo·phag·i·dae; … English syllables
phag- — phag(o) , phage, phagie, phagique éléments, du gr. phagein, manger . phag , phago ; phage, phagie, phagique ❖ ♦ Éléments, du grec phagos et phagia, de phagein « … Encyclopédie Universelle
phag|e|de|na — or phag|e|dae|na «FAJ uh DEE nuh», noun. Medicine. 1. an ulcer or ulceration that spreads rapidly and destroys the surrounding parts. 2. = gangrene. (Cf. ↑gangrene) ╂[< Latin phagedaena < Greek phagédaina an “eating” sore or ulcer <… … Useful english dictionary
phag- — combining form PHAGO : used before a vowel * * * … Universalium
...phag — phag, ...phage, phago … Universal-Lexikon
...phag — …phag 〈Nachsilbe; zur Bildung von Adj.〉 fressend, sich ernährend von, sich hineinfressend in; hämatophag; petrophag [Etym.: <grch. phagein »fressen«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
...phag — <zu gr. phageĩn, Inf. Aorist von esthíein »essen, verzehren, fressen«> Wortbildungselement mit den Bedeutungen: a) »eine bestimmte Ernährungsweise bevorzugend«, z. B. phytophag, u. b) »[Mikroorganismen, Zellen] vertilgend«, z. B.… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
phag- — combining form PHAGO : used before a vowel … English World dictionary
phag|e|dae|na — phag|e|de|na or phag|e|dae|na «FAJ uh DEE nuh», noun. Medicine. 1. an ulcer or ulceration that spreads rapidly and destroys the surrounding parts. 2. = gangrene. (Cf. ↑gangrene) ╂[< Latin phagedaena < Greek phagédaina an “eating” sore or… … Useful english dictionary
phag|e|daen|ic — phag|e|den|ic or phag|e|daen|ic «FAJ uh DEHN ihk, DEE nihk», adjective. Medicine. 1. like phagedena. 2. characterized by phagedena. 3. affected with phagedena … Useful english dictionary
phag|e|den|ic — or phag|e|daen|ic «FAJ uh DEHN ihk, DEE nihk», adjective. Medicine. 1. like phagedena. 2. characterized by phagedena. 3. affected with phagedena … Useful english dictionary
