actinomycosis

American  

[ak-tin-oh-mahy-koh-sis, ak-tuh-noh-] / ækˌtɪn oʊ maɪˈkoʊ sɪs, ˌæk tə noʊ- /

noun

Veterinary Pathology, Pathology.

1. 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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actinomycosis British  

/ ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs, ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkɒtɪk /

noun

1. Nontechnical name: lumpy jaw.  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 lungs

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Other Word Forms

• actinomycotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of actinomycosis

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

Example Sentences

Tuberculosis and actinomycosis may infrequently be characterized by the lodgment of their parasitic causes in the parotid glands, in which case parotitis may be a symptom of either of these diseases.

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

In the absence of the characteristic yellow granules, actinomycosis may readily be mistaken for tuberculous or syphilitic disease, or for sarcoma.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

In the case first mentioned the changes were still less marked, and actinomycosis would not have been suspected by a simple inspection.

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

Mycetoma, or Madura Foot.—Mycetoma is a chronic disease due to an organism resembling that of actinomycosis, but not identical with it.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The Federal meat-inspection regulations require that carcasses of animals showing generalized actinomycosis shall be condemned.

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