actinomycosis
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.
Origin of actinomycosis
1- Also called lumpy jaw.
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
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How to use actinomycosis in a sentence
In certain parts of Germany actinomycotic tumors are most frequently encountered in the throat region and in the jawbones.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle | U.S. Department of Agriculture
British Dictionary definitions for actinomycosis
/ (ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs) /
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: Nontechnical name: lumpy jaw
Derived forms of actinomycosis
- actinomycotic (ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkɒtɪk), adjective
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