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

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actinomycosis

The specificity has been satisfactorily settled for glanders, malaria, tuberculosis, actinomycosis, gonorrhoea, and malignant oedema.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

Ponfick89 has recently added the disease actinomycosis to the series, and Cohnheim suggests that certain of the lympho-sarcomata may be similarly classified.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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

Thus in England actinomycosis of the tongue is most prevalent.

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

The primary infection of glanders and of actinomycosis may also occur on the face.

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