> From: Nikolaj Blom <nikob at cbs.dtu.dk>
> To: "bionet.virology mail newsgroup" <bionet-news at dl.ac.uk>
> Subject: What does 'aphtho' mean?
> Hi all,
>> I am studying the picornaviridae and have been wondering
> about the meaning of the word 'aphtho' as in aphthovirus
> (these may cause foot-and-mouth-disease).
>> Can anyone explain, please?
>> Thanks in advance.
>> /Nikolaj
>I don't know Greek but I have the advantage that many medical terms in Por-
tuguese derive directly from Greek .
"Afta" in my language is a vesicular lesion in the oral mucosa. So, I guess
that aphto in Greek has the same meaning, what would make the term aphtovirus
very meaningful.
Joao V. Costa
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