vincent's angina

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

   SynonymsVincent's infectiontrench mouth

   Broadercontagious diseaseangina

Questions about vincent's angina

What does vincent's angina mean?

vincent's angina means "an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane".

What is another word for vincent's angina?

Close synonyms include Vincent's infection, trench mouth. 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.