Aphthae


aphthae

aphthae aph·thae (āf’thē’)
pl.n.
canker sores.
historical examples

sometimes the bowel became gangrenous, while aphthae would appear in the mouth and fauces.
a history of epidemics in britain, volume ii (of 2) charles creighton

it was attended by an affection of the throat and mouth—an angina with aphthae or thrush of the palate.
a history of epidemics in britain, volume ii (of 2) charles creighton

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