Vincent's angina

Vin·cent's angina

 (vĭn′sənts)

n.

See trench mouth.

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[After Jean Hyacinthe Vincent (1862-1950), French physician.]

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Vincent's angina

(ˈvɪnsənts) or

Vincent's disease

n

(Pathology) an ulcerative bacterial infection of the mouth, esp involving the throat and tonsils

[C20: named after J. H. Vincent (died 1950), French bacteriologist]

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Vincent's angina - an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane trench mouth, Vincent's infection 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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