释义 |
lud·wig's angina \lüd(ˌ)vigz-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after Wilhelm F. von Ludwig died 1865 German physician : an acute streptococcal or sometimes staphylococcal infection of the deep tissues of the floor of the mouth and adjoining parts of the neck and lower jaw marked by severe rapid swelling that may close the respiratory passage and accompanied by chills and fever |