CANCER AQUATICUS
\kˈansəɹ əkwˈatɪkəs], \kˈansəɹ əkwˈatɪkəs], \k_ˈa_n_s_ə_ɹ ə_k_w_ˈa_t_ɪ_k_ə_s]\
Definitions of CANCER AQUATICUS
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Certain sloughing or gangrenous ulcers of the mouth-so called, perhaps, because they are often accompanied with an afflux of saliva. The disease is not uncommon in children's asylums, and demands the same treatment as hospital gangrene-the employment of caustics, and internal and external antiseptics.
By Robley Dunglison
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