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
Words Nearby actinomycosis
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How to use actinomycosis in a sentence
The region of the mouth and jaws is one of the commonest sites of surgical actinomycosis.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesWhen it affects the lower jaw, in its early stages, actinomycosis may closely simulate a periosteal sarcoma.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThe lesions in the bones resulting from actinomycosis and from mycetoma, have been described with these diseases.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesOf these, the most important is the streptothrix actinomyces, the cause of actinomycosis in man and cattle.
Experiments on Animals | Stephen PagetThus in England actinomycosis of the tongue is most prevalent.
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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