trench mouth

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Definition of trench mouth in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of trench mouth in English English dictionary

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

Vincent's angina (or trench mouth) is a distinct form of ulcerative gingivitis.

an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane

A painful infection of the mouth and throat characterized by ulcerations of the mucous membranes, bleeding, and foul breath. It is caused by the bacterium Fusobacterium fusiforme in combination with the spirochete Treponema vincentii. Also called Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection

Turkish pronunciation

trenç mauth

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

Pronunciation

/ˈtrenʧ ˈmouᴛʜ/ /ˈtrɛnʧ ˈmaʊθ/

Etymology

() Probably coined during World War I when the disease was common among soldiers "in the trenches."