APHTHOUS ULCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aphthous ulcer mean? 

• APHTHOUS ULCER (noun)
  The noun APHTHOUS ULCER has 1 sense:

1. a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract

  Familiarity information: APHTHOUS ULCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APHTHOUS ULCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("aphthous ulcer" is a kind of...):

ulcer; ulceration (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)

 Context examples 

An anti-aphthous ulcer drug.

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