Aphtha

/ˈæfθə/ noun

Definition

A small, painful blister or ulcer that forms inside the mouth, commonly called a canker sore.

Etymology

From Greek aphtha (blister, ulcer), possibly derived from apto (to set on fire) or haphe (burning sensation). The term entered medical Latin and then English, keeping its original form in scientific usage.

Kelly Says

Everyone gets mouth ulcers, but most people don't know that the ancient Greek name for them literally means 'burning'—which is exactly what it feels like, so the ancients nailed the description 2,500 years ago!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምንጭ
min-ch
ARالعربية
قرحة الفم
qirḥat al-fam
BNবাংলা
মুখের ফুসকুড়ি
mukher phus-kuri
CACatalà
afta
af-ta
CSČeština
afty
af-ti
DADansk
mundsår
mund-sawr
DEDeutsch
Mundfäule
mント-fow-lə
ELΕλληνικά
εμφύσημα στο στόμα
em-fys-i-ma sto sto-ma
ESEspañol
aftas
af-thas
FAفارسی
زخم دهان
zakh-am deh-an
FISuomi
suuontulehdus
soo-on-tu-leh-dus
FRFrançais
aphte
af-t
GUGU
મોંના દાણા
mo-na da-na
HAHA
kwayar
kway-ar
HEעברית
דלקת בפה
dal-ket be-peh
HIहिन्दी
मुंह के छाले
mo-ng ke chha-le
HUMagyar
szájfekély
sazh-feh-ke-ly
IDBahasa Indonesia
afta
af-ta
IGIG
ọkpọ
ọkpọ
ITItaliano
aftas
af-tas
JA日本語
口内炎
こうないえん
KKKK
ауыз жара
awyz jara
KMKM
រក្សា
rok-sya
KO한국어
구내염
gu-nae-yeom
MRMR
मूठचे फुगले
moot-che phug-le
MSBahasa Melayu
aptha
af-tha
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ဖက်ပြား
la-khep-pya
NLNederlands
mondbult
mond-boolt
NONorsk
munnblemmer
munn-blem-mer
PAPA
ਹਾਲ
haal
PLPolski
afty
af-ti
PTPortuguês
aftas
af-tas
RORomână
afte
af-te
RUРусский
афтозный стоматит
af-tozny sto-ma-tit
SVSvenska
munskador
mun-ska-dor
SWKiswahili
upele wa mdomo
u-pe-le wa m-do-mo
TAதமிழ்
வாய்ப்புண்
vay-ppun
TEతెలుగు
గం žaidt
gan-th
THไทย
แผลในช่องปาก
phae nai chong pak
TLTL
aptha
af-tha
TRTürkçe
aften
af-ten
UKУкраїнська
афтозний стоматит
af-tozny sto-ma-tit
URاردو
مُنہ چھال
munah chhal
VITiếng Việt
viêm nướu
vyehm noo
YOYO
ẹ̀yàn
eh-yan
ZH中文
口疮
kǒu chuāng
ZUZU
umngcwabo
umng-gwabo

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