Taber's Medical Dictionary
Althaea
(al-thē′ă )
[L. althaea, fr Gr. althaia, marshmallow]
A genus of about a dozen perennial herbs native to western Asia and Europe.
Althaea officinalis
SEE: marshmallow
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Althaea." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765153/all/Althaea_officinalis.
Althaea. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765153/all/Althaea_officinalis. Accessed April 27, 2026.
Althaea. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765153/all/Althaea_officinalis
Althaea [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 27]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765153/all/Althaea_officinalis.
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