"trench mouth" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-trench mouth.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Probably coined during World War I when the disease was common among soldiers "in the trenches." Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} trench mouth (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic, medicine) 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. Wikipedia link: trench mouth Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Bacterial diseases, Diseases, Medicine 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

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