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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mudiwa	-	Southern African, Shona
Lavrentiy	-	Russian
Iepthae	-	Biblical Latin
Jayashri	-	Indian, Marathi
Tahmid	-	Arabic
Carmel	['kɑ:mel]