actinobacillosis

[ak-tin-oh-bas-uh-loh-sis, ak-tuh-noh-]

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. an infectious disease of cattle, domestic animals, and occasionally humans, resembling actinomycosis and caused by the bacterium Actinobacillus lignieresii.

actinobacillosis

/ æktiːnəʊˌbæsɪlˈəʊsɪs /

noun

1. Also called: wooden tongue.  woody tongue.  cruels. vet science a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions, esp of the tongue

Other Word Forms

• actinobacillotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of actinobacillosis¹

1900–05; < New Latin actinobacill ( us ) ( actinobacillus ) + -osis