aphthous, a. Path.
(ˈæfθəs)
[ad. mod.L. aphthōs-us (Fr. aphtheux), f. aphtha: see -ous.]
Of the nature of, or characterized by, aphtha.
| 1757 Whytt in Phil. Trans. L. 572 Tongue..with a beginning aphthous crust on some parts of it. 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 7 Aphthous affections of the mouth. 1849–52 Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 1155/1 An aphthous tongue. |