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actinomycosis
[ak-tin-oh-mahy-koh-sis, ak-tuh-noh-]
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.
actinomycosis
/ ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs, ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkɒtɪk /
noun
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- actinomycotic adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of actinomycosis1
Example Sentences
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.
The primary infection of glanders and of actinomycosis may also occur on the face.
When it affects the lower jaw, in its early stages, actinomycosis may closely simulate a periosteal sarcoma.
In 1906 we discovered the existence of actinomycosis among the black mountain sheep of northern British Columbia.
Conditions that favor bruising of the jaw and external wounds favor the development of actinomycosis.
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