Vincent's angina
- noun
- /ˈvɪnsənts ˈænʤɪnə/
- Archaic
:
angina de Vincent
- The dentist diagnosed the patient with Vincent's angina after observing severe gum ulceration.
Examples
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Symptoms of Vincent's angina include pain, swelling, and bleeding of the affected tissues.
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Untreated Vincent's angina can lead to serious complications in the mouth and throat.
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She was diagnosed with Vincent's angina last week.
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Have you ever heard of Vincent's angina?
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Symptoms of Vincent's angina include pain, swelling, and bleeding of the affected tissues.
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The dentist diagnosed the patient with Vincent's angina after observing severe gum ulceration.
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Untreated Vincent's angina can lead to serious complications in the mouth and throat.
Synonyms
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A very painful gum infection that causes mouth sores, bleeding and bad breath
A painful contagious infection of the mouth and throat that makes sores inside the mouth
A common illness in children that causes fever, sore throat, and small painful mouth sores
Surface Forms
Morphology
Vincent's + angina
This is an eponymous medical term: 'Vincent's' is a proper name and 'angina' is a specialist medical word whose common sense (often ‘chest pain’) does not indicate an acute infectious ulcerative disease of the mouth and throat. The overall meaning is technical and language-specific, so a B1 learner who knows the surface constituents would not be able to derive the intended medical sense.
Etymology
Vincent's angina is named after a French doctor, Jean Vincent, who first described the painful mouth ulcers. The word angina here meant 'sore throat', so the name now refers to 'an infection that causes painful ulcers in the mouth and throat'.