aphthous fever

[af-thuhs, ap-thuhs]

noun

1. foot-and-mouth disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aphthous fever¹

1755–60; < New Latin (febris) aphthosa , feminine singular adjective derived from Latin aphthae (written in Greek letters), from Greek áphthai , plural of áphtha “ulceration in the mouth, thrush” + -ous

Example Sentences

Pertaining to, or caused by, aphth‘; characterized by apht‘; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever.

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Foot-and-mouth disease, also known as aphthous fever, epizootic aphtha, and eczema contagiosa, is an acute, highly communicable disease chiefly confined to cloven-footed animals and characterized by an eruption of vesicles or blisters on the mucous membrane of the mouth and on the skin between the toes and above the hoofs.

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