trench mouth
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a severe bacterial infection of the gums,…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.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, uncountable)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.
More definitions
- an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane
Origin
Probably coined during World War I when the disease was common among soldiers in the trencProbably coined during World War I when the disease was common among soldiers in the trenches during trench warfare.
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Synonyms
12 synonymsacute membranous gingivitisacute ulcerative gingivitisfusospirillosisfusospirochetal gingivitisphagedenic gingivitisulcerative gingivitisPlaut-Vincent anginaVincent's anginaVincent's infectionVincent's stomatitis
Close in meaning
- an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane:Vincent-ap-s anginaVincent-ap-s infection
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtrench foot
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable