Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Resembling an aphtha or aphthæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of the nature of aphthæ; resembling thrush.

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  • adjective Of the nature of aphtha; resembling thrush.

Etymologies

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aphtha +‎ -oid

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Examples

  • All 12 children had intestinal abnormalities, ranging from lymphoid nodular hyperplasia to aphthoid ulceration.

    Medpundit 2004

  • All 12 children had intestinal abnormalities, ranging from lymphoid nodular hyperplasia to aphthoid ulceration.

    Archive 2004-03-01 2004

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