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aphthous fever
[ af-thuhs, ap-thuhs ]
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Origin of aphthous fever1
1755–60; < New Latin (febris) aphthosa , feminine singular adjective derived from Latin aphthae (written in Greek letters), from Greek áphthai , plural of áphtha “ulceration in the mouth, thrush” + -ous
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