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Definition of Aphthous
1. a. Pertaining to, or caused by, aphthæ; characterized by aphtæ; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever.
Definition of Aphthous
1. Adjective. of, or relating to aphtha ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aphthous
1. aphtha [adj] - See also: aphtha
Medical Definition of Aphthous
1. Characterised by or relating to aphthae or aphthosis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aphthous
Literary usage of Aphthous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1855)
"We never meet with aphthous ophthalmia in teething children. ... The aphthous
ophthalmia is less dangerous and more tractable ..."
2. Handbook of Meat Inspection by Robert von Ostertag (1904)
"(b) aphthous Fever. aphthous fever possesses great interest for experts in the-
practice of meat inspection, notwithstanding the fact that from a sanitary ..."
3. A Treatise on the practice of medicine by Roberts Bartholow (1882)
"The characteristic of the aphthous form of stomatitis is a fibrinous exudation
occurring first in the follicles. The exudation has a grayish or ..."
4. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"(c) aphthous Stomatitis (Canker) Symptoms.—Spots the size of a pin's ... It must
be differentiated from aphthous stomatitis (absence of fungus; salivation). ..."
5. Foods: Their Composition and Analysis by Alexander Wynter Blyth, Meredith Wynter Blyth (1903)
"aphthous Fever.—The physical and chemical characters of aphthous milk have already
been described. In certain stages of the disease, the milk acts upon ..."
6. A Text-book of the practice of medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1907)
"aphthous Stomatitis.—The aphthous form of stomatitis, sometimes called follicular
or vesicular stomatitis or canker, may be considered as a still further ..."
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