A patient diagnosed with aphthous stomatitis has ________

A) bleeding in the stomach
B) diarrhea stools
C) swelling of the tongue
D) ulcers in the mouth


D
Explanation: A) Stomatitis is not bleeding in the stomach.
B) Stomatitis is not diarrhea stools.
C) Stomatitis is not swelling of the tongue.
D) Correct! Aphth/o- means "ulcer"; stomat/o- means "mouth."

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