trench mouth

1. 1.

   an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane

   SynonymsVincent's anginaVincent's infection

   Broadercontagious diseaseangina

Questions about trench mouth

What does trench mouth mean?

trench mouth means "an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane".

What is another word for trench mouth?

Close synonyms include Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.