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aphthae

aphthae is the plural of aphtha.

Meaning of aphtha

Noun

aphtha (countable and uncountable, plural aphthae)

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

Questions about aphthae

What is aphthae the plural of?
Aphthae is the plural of aphtha.

Words near aphthae in the dictionary

  1. aphrometers
  2. aphronia
  3. aphrophorid
  4. aphrophorids
  5. aphtha
  6. aphthae
  7. Aphthartodocetae
  8. Aphthartodocetic
  9. Aphthartodocetism
  10. Aphthartodocetist
  11. Aphthartodocetists

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