actinomycosis

American  

[ak-tin-oh-mahy-koh-sis, ak-tuh-noh-] / ækˌtɪn oʊ maɪˈkoʊ sɪs, ˌæk tə noʊ- /

noun

Veterinary Pathology, Pathology.

1. an infectious, inflammatory disease caused by Actinomyces israelii in humans and A. bovis in domestic animals, and characterized by lumpy, often suppurating tumors, especially, about the jaws.

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actinomycosis British  

/ ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs /

noun

1. Nontechnical name: lumpy jaw. a fungal disease of cattle and of cats and dogs, sometimes transmitted to humans esp by bites, characterized by a swelling of the affected part, most often the jaw or lungs

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Other Word Forms

• actinomycotic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of actinomycosis

First recorded in 1880–85; actinomyc(es) + -osis

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Example Sentences

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actinomycosis

The invasion of the bones of the jaws by actinomycosis must be regarded as one of the most serious forms of the disease.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Syphilitic lesions are liable to be mistaken for actinomycosis, all the more that in both diseases improvement follows the administration of iodides.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

When it affects the lower jaw, in its early stages, actinomycosis may closely simulate a periosteal sarcoma.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

The lesions in the bones resulting from actinomycosis and from mycetoma, have been described with these diseases.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

Diagnosis of Sarcoma.—A sarcoma is to be differentiated from an inflammatory swelling such as results from tubercle, actinomycosis, or syphilis, from an innocent tumour, and from a cancer.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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