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trench mouth

noun

Etymology

Probably coined during World War I when the disease was common among soldiers in the trenches during trench warfare.

Definitions

  1. Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a severe bacterial infection of the gums,…

    Acute 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.

    • "Trench mouth" is one of the war diseases which is engaging the attention of British army doctors.
    • Vincent's angina (or trench mouth) is a distinct form of ulcerative gingivitis.

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