Vin|cent's angina

Vin|cent's angina
Vin|cent's angina «VIHN suhnts»,
an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the throat and mouth, characterized by the formation of ulcers and a false membrane at the back of the throat and tonsils; trench mouth. Vincent's angina is caused by fusiform bacteria usually und together with spirochetes.
╂[< Jean Vincent, 1862-1950, a French physician, who described it]

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  • Vincent's angina — Vin·cent s angina .vin(t) sən(t)s , (.)van .sänz n acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis in which the ulceration has spread to surrounding tissues (as of the pharynx and tonsils) called also trench mouth Vin·cent van san Jean Hyacinthe (1862… …   Medical dictionary

  • Vincent angina gingivitis — Vin·cent angina, gingivitis (vă sahґ) [Henri Vincent, French physician, 1862–1950] see under angina, and see necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, under gingivitis …   Medical dictionary

  • Vincent's angina — Vin′cent s angi′na n. pat trench mouth • Etymology: 1900–05; after J. H. Vincent (1862–1950), French physician …   From formal English to slang

  • Vincent'sangina — Vin·cent s angina (vĭnʹsənts) n. See trench mouth.   [After Jean HyacintheVincent (1862 1950), French physician.] * * * …   Universalium

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