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

These few illustrations suffice to show that actinomycosis of the lungs may appear under quite different forms, and that the nature of the disease can be accurately determined only by finding the fungus itself.

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

Thus in England actinomycosis of the tongue is most prevalent.

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

Syphilitic lesions are liable to be mistaken for actinomycosis, all the more that in both diseases improvement follows the administration of iodides.

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

A French veterinarian, Godbille, has used the same remedy in a number of cases of actinomycosis in the tongue, all of which have been cured.

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

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.