trench mouth

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Meaning: (idiomatic,medicine)Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, aseverebacterialinfectionof thegums, typically characterized byinflammation,bleeding, deepulceration,necrotizedtissue,pain,fever,enlargedlymph nodes,fatigue, andhalitosis.1918June 17, “Discover New War Disease: British and French Soldiers Suffering from ‘Trench Mouth’”, inNew York Times, retrieved 7 Jan. 2009, page 7:"Trench mouth" is one of the war diseases which is engaging the attention of British army doctors.2002, Itzhak Brook MD, “Anaerobic Bacteria in Upper Respiratory Tract and other Head and Neck Infections”, inAnnals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, volume111, number 5, page433:Vincent's angina (ortrench mouth) is a distinct form of ulcerative gingivitis.

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