Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A rapidly progressive ulcer.
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Examples
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In _cancrum oris_, also, the bones are frequently attacked and may undergo necrosis.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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Much more frequently it results from cicatricial contraction of the soft parts of the face or mouth following such conditions as cancrum oris, ulceration, or burns.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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_Gangrenous stomatitis_, or cancrum oris (Fig. 245), has already been described (Volume I., p. 102).
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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(cancrum oris), a blue line on the gums, and the loosening of teeth.
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"Oro - facial noma, often referred to simply as noma, is the disease known as the 'cancrum oris'.
Vanguard News 2009
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