aphthous

[ ăf′thəs ]

Of or relating to aphthae or aphthosis.

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Aphthous stomatitis sometimes accompanies certain of the continued fevers, exanthematous and non-exanthematous.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
The above are used in thrush or aphthous sore mouth, ptyalism, &c.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Aphthous stomatitis may be either idiopathic or symptomatic, discrete or confluent.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Sometimes chronic glossitis presents as an aphthous inflammation.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

Ecchymoses may be present in large number, with exudates of false membrane, which Beaumont describes as aphthous.
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