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actinobacillosis
[ak-tin-oh-bas-uh-loh-sis, ak-tuh-noh-]
noun
Veterinary Pathology.
an infectious disease of cattle, domestic animals, and occasionally humans, resembling actinomycosis and caused by the bacterium Actinobacillus lignieresii.
actinobacillosis
/ æپːəʊˌæɪˈəʊɪ /
noun
Also called: wooden tongue. woody tongue. cruels.vet science a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions, esp of the tongue
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Other 51Թ Forms
- actinobacillotic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of actinobacillosis1
1900–05; < New Latin actinobacill ( us ) ( actinobacillus ) + -osis
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