actinobacillosis

American  

[ak-tin-oh-bas-uh-loh-sis, ak-tuh-noh-] / ækˌtɪn oʊˌbæs əˈloʊ sɪs, ˌæk tə noʊ- /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

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

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actinobacillosis British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• actinobacillotic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of actinobacillosis

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