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

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

In 1906 we discovered the existence of actinomycosis among the black mountain sheep of northern British Columbia.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple

The region of the mouth and jaws is one of the commonest sites of surgical actinomycosis.

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

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

Conditions that favor bruising of the jaw and external wounds favor the development of actinomycosis.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.