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Vincent's organisms

noun plural

: a bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium (F. nucleatum synonym F. fusiforme) and a spirochete of the genus Treponema (T. vincentii synonym Borrelia vincentii) that are sometimes found in necrotic tissue (as that of acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis or tropical ulcer)

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“Vincent's organisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Vincent%27s%20organisms. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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