trenchmouth

trenchmouth
trench mouth n.
A painful infection of the mouth and throat characterized by ulcerations of the mucous membranes, bleeding, and foul breath. It is caused by the bacterium Fusobacterium fusiforme in combination with the spirochete Treponema vincentii. Also called Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection.
  [From its occurrence among soldiers in trenches.]

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