aphthous
- a word derived from aphtha.
Example Sentences
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The infant then died of an aphthous affection.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
It commences in the form of a small white aphthous sore; which usually attacks the velum or posterior part of the pharynx, mostly the latter.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
The condition known as thrush, which closely resembles aphthous stomatitis, is met with in infants during the period of teething, and is due to the oïdium albicans, a fungus met with in sour milk.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Pertaining to, or caused by, aphth‘; characterized by apht‘; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
We must be careful not to mistake a mere local accumulation of mucus, or aphthous vesicle, or the curd-like formation of thrush or muguet, either for ulceration or pseudo-membranous deposit.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
