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acute_necrotizing_ulcerative_gingivitis

acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

English

Noun

acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis ‎(uncountable)

(medicine) Medical name of the form of severe gum infection popularly called trench mouth.

Synonyms

acute membranous gingivitis, acute ulcerative gingivitis, fusospirillosis, fusospirochetal gingivitis, phagedenic gingivitis, ulcerative gingivitis, Plaut-Vincent angina, Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection, Vincent's stomatitis