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actinomycoses

actinomycoses is the plural of actinomycosis.

Meaning of actinomycosis

Noun

actinomycosis (countable and uncountable, plural actinomycoses)

  1. An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to humans, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
    Synonyms:
    lumpy-jaw, holdfast, wooden tongue

Questions about actinomycoses

What is actinomycoses the plural of?
Actinomycoses is the plural of actinomycosis.

Words near actinomycoses in the dictionary

  1. actinomycetomas
  2. actinomycetous
  3. actinomycin
  4. actinomycins
  5. actinomycoma
  6. actinomycoses
  7. actinomycosis
  8. actinomycotic
  9. actinomyosin
  10. actinomyxidian
  11. actinomyxidians

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