actinomyces

American  

[ak-tin-oh-mahy-seez, ak-tuh-noh-] / ækˌtɪn oʊˈmaɪ siz, ˌæk tə noʊ- /

noun

Bacteriology.

plural

actinomyces

1. any of several saprophytic, filamentous, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and animals.

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Other Word Forms

• actinomycetal adjective

Etymology

Origin of actinomyces

< New Latin (1877), equivalent to Greek aktino- actino- + mýkēs fungus ( see myco-)

Example Sentences

It takes much longer to treat actinomyces than most bacteria.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022

These soft, grayish-yellow masses likewise resembled moist dough in their consistency, and the actinomyces grains, though neither very distinct nor at all abundant, were easily fished out and identified as such.

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

Not only are these views deducible from clinical observation, but they have been proved by the positive inoculation of calves and smaller animals with actinomyces.

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

The actinomyces grains were exceedingly abundant in this tissue, and appeared when the tissue was incised as minute sulphur-yellow grains, densely sprinkled through the tissue, which readily came away and adhered to the knife blade.

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

The yellowish dots represent the places where the actinomyces fungus is lodged.

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