VINCENT'S ANGINA


Meaning of VINCENT'S ANGINA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvin(t)-sən(t)s-, (ˌ)vaⁿ-ˈsäⁿz- ]

noun

Etymology: Jean Hyacinthe Vincent died 1950 French bacteriologist

Date: circa 1903

: Vincent's infection in which the ulceration has spread to surrounding tissues (as of the pharynx and tonsils) — called also trench mouth

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