Meanings
nounaphthous ulcer (plural aphthous ulcers)
plural aphthous ulcers
- medicineAn ulcer in the mouth, caused by a break in the mucous membrane.
Synonyms: canker sore, mouth ulcer, aphthous stomatitis, Sutton's disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn ulcer in the mouth, caused by a break in the mucous membrane.
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Translations
Ancient Greek ἄφθα, φαγέδαινα
- ἄφθα (áphtha)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- φαγέδαινα (phagédaina)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Arabic قُرْحَة فَمَوِيَّة
- قُرْحَة فَمَوِيَّة (qurḥa famawiyya)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Bulgarian а́фта
- а́фта (áfta)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Chinese Cantonese 痱滋
- 痱滋 (fei¹ zi¹)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Chinese Mandarin 口瘡 /口疮, 口腔潰瘍 /口腔溃疡
- 口瘡 /口疮 (kǒuchuāng)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- 口腔潰瘍 /口腔溃疡 (kǒuqiāng kuìyáng)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- 口內炎 /口内炎 (kǒunèiyán)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Czech afta, aft
- aftaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- aftulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Dutch afte, aft
- afteulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- aftulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Esperanto afto
- aftoulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Finnish afta, suun limakalvon haavauma
- aftaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- suun limakalvon haavaumaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
French aphte
- aphteulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
German Aphthe
- Aphtheulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Hungarian afta, szájfekély
- aftaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- szájfekélyulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Icelandic munnangursbólga
- munnangursbólgaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Indonesian sariawan
- sariawanulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Italian afta
- aftaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Japanese 口内炎
- 口内炎 (kōnaien)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Korean 구내염
- 구내염 (gunaeyeom)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Polish afta
- aftaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Portuguese afta
- aftaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Romanian aftă
- aftăulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Russian я́зва рта, а́фта
- я́зва рта (jázva rta)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- а́фта (áfta)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Slovak afta
- aftaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Spanish afta, úlcera aftosa
- aftaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- úlcera aftosaulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- llaga bucalulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Swedish afte, aftös stomatit
- afteulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
- aftös stomatitulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Thai ร้อนใน
- ร้อนใน (rɔ́ɔn-nai)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Ukrainian стоматит
- стоматит (stomatyt)ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
Vietnamese đẹn
- đẹnulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane
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aphthous ulcer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphthous%20ulcer
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“aphthous ulcer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphthous%20ulcer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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