Actinomycosis Definition
ăk-tĭnō-mī-kōsĭs, ăktə-nō-
noun
An infection caused by certain actinomycetes, that may result in bony degeneration of the jaws, and abscesses in the lungs, intestines, etc. of humans and other mammals.
Webster's New World
An inflammatory disease of cattle, hogs, humans, and other mammals, caused by actinomyces and characterized by lumpy tumors of the mouth, neck, chest, and abdomen.
American Heritage Medicine
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Actinomycosis
Noun
Singular:
actinomycosis
Plural:
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