 The current most widely used medical term is " recurrent aphthous stomatitis " or simply " aphthous stomatitis " . Historically , many different terms have been used to refer to recurrent aphthous stomatitis or its sub @-@ types , and some are still in use . <unk> ' aphthae is a synonym of minor RAS , named after Jan <unk> @-@ Radecki . Synonyms for major RAS include Sutton 's ulcers ( named after Richard <unk> Sutton ) , Sutton 's disease , Sutton 's syndrome and <unk> mucosa <unk> <unk> . Synonyms for aphthous stomatitis as a whole include ( recurrent ) oral aphthae , ( recurrent ) aphthous ulceration and ( oral ) <unk> . 
