NOUN | state | trench mouth, Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection | an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane |
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Meaning | An acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane. | |
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Synonyms | Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection | |
Broader | angina | Any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain |
contagious disease, contagion | Any disease easily transmitted by contact | |
Spanish | angina de Plaut, angina de Vincent |
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