aphtha
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha, “mouth ulcer”).
Noun[edit]
aphtha (countable and uncountable, plural aphthae)
- (pathology) Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida).
- An oral ulcer, disregarding the cause.
- (veterinary medicine) Foot-and-mouth disease.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
oral thrush — see also oral candidiasis
aphthous ulcer — see aphthous ulcer
foot-and-mouth disease — see foot-and-mouth disease