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1. In cats and dogs, acute inflammation of the external ear and auditory canal.
See: aphtha.
2. In the horse, a process similar to but more advanced than thrush; the horny frog is generally under-run with a whitish, cheeselike exudate, and the entire sole and even the wall of the hoof may be undermined.
3. In man, an outmoded term for aphthae.
Origin: L. Cancer
(05 Mar 2000)
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