Vincent's infection

Variant of Vincent's angina

Vincent's angina definition

Vincent's angina

trench mouth
also called Vincent's infection

Etymology: after J. H. Vincent (1862-1950), Fr physician

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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