Vin·cent's angina (v n s nts)n. See trench mouth. [After Jean Hyacinthe Vincent (1862-1950), French physician.] |
Vincent's angina, disease [ˈvɪnsənts]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) an ulcerative bacterial infection of the mouth, esp involving the throat and tonsils
[named after J. H. Vincent (died 1950), French bacteriologist]
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| Noun | 1. | Vincent's angina - an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane contagion, contagious disease - any disease easily transmitted by contact angina - any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain |
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