vincent
vincent — noun
1. a painful infection that makes the gums swell up and develop sores; it is often
a painful infection that makes the gums swell up and develop sores; it is often linked to poor oral care, stress, or smoking.
The dental hygienist explained that vincent can spread quickly if left untreated.
uncountable noun without article
Dr. Okafor treated the young patient for vincent with a course of antibiotics.
collocation: treat X for vincent
Without proper brushing and flossing, vincent may return after the symptoms go away.
The clinic handed out leaflets about how smoking raises the risk of vincent.
At the health fair a nurse warned the crowd about the early signs of vincent.
- trench mouth
informal term; common among soldiers in World War I; less used in modern clinics
- Vincent's angina
full medical name; more formal; sometimes used in written diagnoses
- acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
clinical term; far longer and rarely used outside medical notes
文法句型
vincent + verb
be diagnosed with vincent
用法筆記
Frequently used without an article (bare noun). The full medical name is 'Vincent's angina' or 'acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis', but these are less common in everyday clinical speech.