actinomycosis

[ ak-tin-oh-mahy-koh-sis, ak-tuh-noh- ]

/ ækˌtɪn oʊ maɪˈkoʊ sɪs, ˌæk tə noʊ- /

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noun Veterinary Pathology, Pathology.

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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Also called lumpy jaw.

Origin of actinomycosis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM actinomycosis

ac·tin·o·my·cot·ic

[ak-tin-oh-mahy-kot-ik, ak-tuh-noh-], /ækˌtɪn oʊ maɪˈkɒt ɪk, ˌæk tə noʊ-/, adjective

Words nearby actinomycosis

actinometer, actinomorphic, actinomyces, actinomycete, actinomycin, actinomycosis, actinon, actinopod, actinopterygian, actinotherapy, actinouranium

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How to use actinomycosis in a sentence

The region of the mouth and jaws is one of the commonest sites of surgical actinomycosis.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
When it affects the lower jaw, in its early stages, actinomycosis may closely simulate a periosteal sarcoma.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The lesions in the bones resulting from actinomycosis and from mycetoma, have been described with these diseases.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Of these, the most important is the streptothrix actinomyces, the cause of actinomycosis in man and cattle.
Experiments on Animals|Stephen Paget

Thus in England actinomycosis of the tongue is most prevalent.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for actinomycosis

actinomycosis

/ (ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs) /

noun

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 lungsNontechnical name: lumpy jaw

Derived forms of actinomycosis

actinomycotic (ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkɒtɪk), adjective

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