Actinomyces Definition

ăk-tĭnō-mīsēz, ăktə-nō-
noun
Any of various rod-shaped or filamentous, chiefly anaerobic microorganisms of the genus Actinomyces, commonly found in the mammalian oral cavity and including pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of actinomycosis.
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Any of various rod-shaped or filamentous, chiefly anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces, commonly found in the mammalian oral cavity and including pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of actinomycosis.
American Heritage Medicine
A genus of rod-shaped or filamentous, gram-positive, anaerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria commonly found in the mammalian oral cavity, including certain species that are pathogenic, such as the causative agents of actinomycosis.
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Origin of Actinomyces

  • New Latin Actīnomycēs genus name actino– Greek mukēs fungus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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