Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Vin·cent's angina Pronunciation:
"vin(t)-s&n(t)s-, (")van-"sänz- Function:
noun : acute necrotizingulcerative gingivitis in which the ulceration has spread to surrounding tissues (as of the pharynx and tonsils) called also
trench mouth Vinácent /van-san,/ Jean Hyacinthe (1862–1950), French bacteriologist. Vincent was a researcher and later director at various French laboratories engaged inbacteriological and epidemiological research. In 1896 he described a fusiform bacillus and a spirochete which in association are the cause of hospital gangrene. These bacteria are called Vincent'sorganisms. Two years later he demonstrated that these two microorganisms are present in necrotizing ulcerative infections of the gums, tonsils, and throat; two forms of these infections are now knownas Vincent's angina and acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis or Vincent's infection.
