English Explanatory Dictionary

trench mouth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

trench mouth

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Related words

trench foot
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