(ăf′thah)
[Pronunciation]
pl.
[Gr. aphtha, small ulcer]
A small ulcer on a mucous membrane of the mouth, as in thrush.
aphthic, (-thik)
[Pronunciation]
adj.
Bednar's aphthae
cachectic aphtha
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