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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APHTHA

Via Latin from Greek: mouth-sore, thrush.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APHTHA

aphtha  [ˈæfθə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APHTHA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aphtha is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APHTHA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of aphtha in the English dictionary

The definition of aphtha in the dictionary is a small ulceration on a mucous membrane, as in thrush, caused by a fungal infection.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APHTHA


Jephthah
ˈdʒɛfθə
naphtha
ˈnæfθə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APHTHA

aphonous
aphony
aphorise
aphoriser
aphorism
aphorist
aphoristic
aphoristically
aphorize
aphorizer
aphotic
aphrodisia
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiacal
Aphrodite
aphthae
aphthous
aphthous fever
aphyllous
aphylly

WORDS THAT END LIKE APHTHA

bertha
Botha
caltha
Golgotha
Gotha
Hiawatha
Jagannatha
Jugurtha
kantha
maltha
maranatha
Maratha
Martha
mutha
paratha
polyantha
pyracantha
ratha
Sagarmatha
Siddhartha

Synonyms and antonyms of aphtha in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aphtha» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APHTHA

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The translations of aphtha from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aphtha» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

口疮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aphtha
570 millions of speakers

English

aphtha
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aphtha
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قلاع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

афта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aphtha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

aphtha
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aphte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aphtha
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aphthen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アフタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

aphtha
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aphtha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chứng lở miệng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

aphtha
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अगथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pamukçuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

afta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aphtha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

афта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aphtha
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άφθες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aphtha
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aphtha
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aphtha
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aphtha

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APHTHA»

The term «aphtha» is used very little and occupies the 164.958 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APHTHA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aphtha

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APHTHA»

Discover the use of aphtha in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aphtha and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The British Record of Obstetric Medicine & Surgery for ...
Aphtha Vesicular Stomatitis. Ibeform of ulceration most commonly seen in the mouths of children is the small circular white uloer, called aphtha, and which occurs with them in a truly idiopathic form, (especially at the period Of teething, being ...
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Nosology: Or, a Systematic Arrangement of Diseases, by ...
APHTHA. Synochus. * The tongue somewhat swoln, the colour of the tongue and fauces inclining to purple ; small specks at first appear on the fauces and margins of the tongue, and afterwards cover the whole internal surface of the mouth ...
William Cullen, 1800
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Encyclopedic Reference of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Aphtha. It refers to yellowish or greyish-whitish ulcer spots in different size, dotting the mucous membrane of the mouth. Pathogenesis. Accumulation of heat or fire in the spleen and stomach, or yin deficiency of the body, or febrile diseases that ...
Yang Xinrong, 2003
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Medical Times
In the aphtha- phytes (cryptogamic plants of aphtha;), 1st, the cryptogamic plants are lodged between the cells of the epithelium ; 2ndly, they form mushrooms ; 3rdly, their branches are detached from the stem at acute angles ; -lthly, their ...
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Encyclopædia britannica: or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, ...
The only idiopathic species is the thrush to which infants are subject ; .(Aphtha lactucimen, Sauv. sp. 1.) Tlie, aphthæ are whitish or afh-coloured pustules, invading the uvula, fauces, palate, tonsils, inside of the cheeks, gums, tongue, and lips.
Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig, 1797
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The Medical Times
Aphtha (or the thrush, aa the affection is popularly called), to which I have now tq request your attention, from its constant and invariable , situation on those inflected portions of the skin which line the different openings of the body, must ...
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Elements of the theory and practice of physic
INFANTILE APHTHA; APHTHOUS DIARIUIffiA; OR THRUSH. Infants are subject to an inflammatory affection of the mucous membrane of the alimentary canal, generally classed as a species of diarrhoea, but known also by the name of aphtha ...
George Gregory, 1835
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The Cyclopædia of Practical Medicine: Comprising Treatises ...
1. aphtha infantum; 2. aphtha maligna ; and, 3. aphtha chronica. Dr. Cullen has placed this disease in the class Pyrexia; and order Exanthemata; but his collocation and definition apply more particularly to the aphthae infantum, or milk- thrush ...
Sir John Forbes, Alexander Tweedie, John Conolly, 1832
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The Medical and Physical Journal
In my practice I have met with three different kinds of ul- cerations upon the tongue, called aphtha, sibbenic, and mercurial ulcers ; these, I consider as its most frequent morbid as- sections. Aphtha is a disease most commonly seizing children ...
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The Morbid Anatomy of the Human Gullet, Stomach, and Intestines
Of Aphtha, or of the Thrush. This disorder, which is idiopathic or symptomatic, and sometimes infectious, generally appears in the form of white specks, which are surrounded by a red circle, upon the palate or back part of the tongue of infants.
Alexander Monro, 1811

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APHTHA»

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Get rid of canker sores and bad breath all in one go
Also known as aphthous ulcers (from the Greek aphtha, which means "eruption"), these little sores look a lot like tiny volcanoes. They usually ... «TheraBreath, Mar 12»
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Shenhua-Sasol's CTL project passes environmental impact …
of 3.1659 million metric tons (tonnes) of diesel, 655,500 tonnes of n aphtha, 24,200 tonnes of LPG and 167,600 tonnes of sulphur each year. «istockAnalyst.com, Mar 11»

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