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aphtha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aph-tha
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

An oral ulcer, disregarding the cause.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Foot-and-mouth disease.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

aphthae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

antiaphthic aphthic aphthoid aphthous

Questions

What does aphtha mean?
Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida).
Where does aphtha come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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