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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Med.) Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush.
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- noun Plural form of
aphtha .
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In the different ages the following complaints occur: to little and new-born children, aphthae, vomiting, coughs, sleeplessness, frights inflammation of the navel, watery discharges from the ears.
Aphorisms 2007
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