Trench mouth

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAcute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a severe bacterial infection of the gums, typically characterized by inflammation, bleeding, deep ulceration, necrotized tissue, pain, fever, enlarged lymph nodes, fatigue, and halitosis.

Synonyms

Plaut-Vincent angina Vincent's angina Vincent's infection Vincent's stomatitis acute membranous gingivitis acute ulcerative gingivitis fusospirillosis fusospirochetal gingivitis phagedenic gingivitis ulcerative gingivitis vincent's stomatitis gingivostomatitis

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