actinomycosis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of actinomycosis
First recorded in 1880–85; actinomyc(es) + -osis
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Whether an animal affected with actinomycosis should be used for human food after all diseased organs and tissues have been thoroughly removed is a question the answer to which depends on a variety of circumstances.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
In the absence of the characteristic yellow granules, actinomycosis may readily be mistaken for tuberculous or syphilitic disease, or for sarcoma.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
In the case first mentioned the changes were still less marked, and actinomycosis would not have been suspected by a simple inspection.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
In either case the clinical importance of the condition lies in the fact that it is liable to be mistaken for a new growth, such as an osteo-sarcoma, or for actinomycosis.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Tuberculosis and actinomycosis may infrequently be characterized by the lodgment of their parasitic causes in the parotid glands, in which case parotitis may be a symptom of either of these diseases.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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