trench mouth

A bacterial infection in which the gums and throat are inflamed and prone to ulcers. Also known as "necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis," the illness is called "trench mouth" because it commonly affected soldiers in the trenches during World War I. I just saw a patient with a terrible case of trench mouth.

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释义	trench mouth trench mouth A bacterial infection in which the gums and throat are inflamed and prone to ulcers. Also known as "necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis," the illness is called "trench mouth" because it commonly affected soldiers in the trenches during World War I. I just saw a patient with a terrible case of trench mouth. See also: mouth Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: shrink from shrink from (someone or something) shrink back shrunk shrank shrink away (from someone or something) flap (one's) gums flap gums flap your gums prone to
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