- Vincent's infection
- Vincent's infection n acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
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Vincent's infection
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Vincent's infection — noun an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane • Syn: ↑Vincent s angina, ↑trench mouth • Hypernyms: ↑contagious disease, ↑contagion, ↑angina * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Vincent's infection — noun Date: circa 1922 a progressive painful disease of the mouth that is marked especially by dirty gray ulceration of the mucous membranes, bleeding of the gums, and a foul odor to the breath and that is associated with the presence of large… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Vincent's angina — n. [after J. H. Vincent (1862 1950), Fr physician] TRENCH MOUTH: also called Vincent s infection … English World dictionary
Vincent'sinfection — Vincent s infection n. See trench mouth. [After Jean HyacintheVincent (1862 1950), French physician.] * * * … Universalium
vincent's stomatitis — noun see vincent s infection * * * Vincent s infection or Vincent s stomatitis, = Vincent s angina. (Cf. ↑Vincent s angina) … Useful english dictionary
Vincent's angina — Vin·cent s angina .vin(t) sən(t)s , (.)van .sänz n acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis in which the ulceration has spread to surrounding tissues (as of the pharynx and tonsils) called also trench mouth Vin·cent van san Jean Hyacinthe (1862… … Medical dictionary
Vincent's angina — noun an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane • Syn: ↑Vincent s infection, ↑trench mouth • Hypernyms: ↑contagious disease, ↑contagion, ↑angina … Useful english dictionary
Vincent's angina — noun Etymology: Jean Hyacinthe Vincent died 1950 French bacteriologist Date: circa 1903 Vincent s infection in which the ulceration has spread to surrounding tissues (as of the pharynx and tonsils) called also trench mouth … New Collegiate Dictionary
Vincent's angina — Pathol. a disease characterized by ulceration of the mucosa of the tonsils, pharynx, and mouth, by the presence of abundant bacilli and spirochetes, and by the development of a membrane. Also called Vincent s infection, trench mouth. [1900 05;… … Universalium
Vincent's angina — /ˌvɪnsənts ænˈdʒaɪnə/ (say .vinsuhnts an juynuh) noun a disease characterised by ulceration of the mucosa of the tonsils, pharynx, and mouth, and the development of a membrane, caused by a bacillus and a spirillum; trench mouth. Also, Vincent s… …
