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Vincent's infection

n :  a progressive painful disease of the mouth that is marked esp. by dirty gray ulceration of the mucous membranes, spontaneous hemorrhaging of the gums, and a foul odor to the breath and that is associated with the presence of large numbers of Vincent's organisms - called also trench mouth  .
 
 

 
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