- Bednar aphthae
- symmetric excoriation of the hard palate over the pterygoid plates in infants; thought to be due to pressure of the nipple against the palate during nursing, or to sucking of the tongue or foreign objects.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Bednar aphthae
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Bednar aphthae — Bed·nar aphthae (bedґnahr) [Alois Bednar, Austrian physician, 1816–1888] see under aphtha … Medical dictionary
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