trench mouth

trench mouth

n.

An acute, sometimes recurrent lesion of the mouth, gums, and throat often associated with fusiform bacilli and spirochetes, marked by ulceration and necrosis of the gum margin, destruction of the interdental papillae, and foul breath. Also called acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, fusospirillary gingivitis, fusospirochetal gingivitis, necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, ulceromembranous gingivitis, Vincent's angina, Vincent's disease.

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trench mouth,

n See gingivitis, acute necrotizing ulcerative.

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trench mouth

fusospirochetal stomatitis. See also vincent's angina.