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actinomycotic

  • a word derived from actinomycosis.
    actinomycosis
    noun
    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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In certain parts of Germany actinomycotic tumors are most frequently encountered in the throat region and in the jawbones.

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

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