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Aphthae
Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida)
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noun
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Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida)
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An oral ulcer, disregarding the cause.
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Foot-and-mouth disease
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Aphthae"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| simplexnoun | (linguistics) A word which is not compound and contains no derivational affixes (inflectional affixes are usually disregarded); a monomorphemic word. |
| recurrent | Recurring; happening time after time. |
| resembleverb | (transitive) To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar. |
| lesionsnoun | (pathology) A wound or injury. |
| mouthnoun | (anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| oral | (relational) Relating to the mouth. |
| genital | Of or relating to the genitalia. |
| minor | Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly: |
| patientsnoun | a 2016 French drama directed by Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir. |
| treatmentnoun | Medical care for an illness or injury. |
| associatedverb | (of a person or thing) Connected with something or another person. |
| appearverb | (intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible. |
| occurverb | (intransitive) To happen or take place. |
| major | Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. |
| areverb | (rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a. |
| aphthous | (pathology) Of, or relating to aphtha. |
| aphthoid | (pathology) Of, or resembling aphtha (thrush). |
| bullaenoun | (biology, medicine) A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as: |
| chancrenoun | (pathology) Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis. |
| conjunctivitisnoun | (pathology) An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection. |
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