(af'thă )

(af'thē)

Plural: aphthae

[Gr. aphtha, small ulcer]

A small ulcer on a mucous membrane of the mouth, as in thrush.

aphthic,

(-thik )

Bednar's a.

SEE: Bednar aphthae.

cachectic a.A lesion formed beneath the tongue and accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms.