Synonyms & related words for aphthous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of aphthous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to aphthous

Explore words related to aphthous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include aphtha, glossitis, stomatitis, achlorhydric, adenitis, chancrous, exanthematic, exanthematous. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does aphthous come from?

The word aphthous breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: aphth, from Greek aphtha (“ulceration, mouth eruption”); and -ous, from Latin -osus (“full of, characterized by”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.