actinobacillosis

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

/ ækˌtɪn oʊˌbæs əˈloʊ sɪs, ˌæk tə noʊ- /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

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

Nearby words

actinin, actinism, actinium, actinium series, actino-, actinobacillosis, actinobacillus, actinobiology, actinochemistry, actinodermatitis, actinodrome

Origin of actinobacillosis

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

Also called wooden tongue.

Related forms

ac·tin·o·bac·il·lot·ic

[ak-tin-oh-bas-uh-lot-ik, ak-tuh-noh-] /ækˌtɪn oʊˌbæs əˈlɒt ɪk, ˌæk tə noʊ-/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for actinobacillosis

actinobacillosis

/ (æktiːnəʊˌbæsɪlˈəʊsɪs) /

noun

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

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