aphtha

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aphtha

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From Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha, “mouth ulcer”).

noun aphthae

countable, uncountable Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida).
countable, uncountable An oral ulcer, disregarding the cause.
countable, uncountable Foot-and-mouth disease.

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@misc{aphtha_2026,
  title = {aphtha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aphtha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}