hoof and mouth

[Adassovsky Georges]

>Since we are on this subject, could anyone tell me where "aphta" comes
>from? What's its origin and the meaning?

I suppose you refer to "afta" ?
May come from the French "aphte", that comes from the medicinal Latin
"aphtae" (Gueroult, 1545), that comes from the Greek "aphtai", from
"haptein" (to burn).
Meaning : painfull intra-buccal ulcer.

Georges

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