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actinomycosis

actinomycosis noun: 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.

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

actinomycosis meaning in Tamil and Kannada

actinomycosis in Tamil

தாடை வீக்க நோய், ஆக்டினோ மைக்கஸ் காளான் நோய்

actinomycosis in Kannada

ಕದಿರಣಬೆಬೇನೆ

Synonyms of actinomycosis

Forms of actinomycosis

pluralactinomycoses

Origin of actinomycosis

From taxonomic name Actinomyces + -osis.

Questions about actinomycosis

What does actinomycosis mean?
Actinomycosis means 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.
What is actinomycosis in Tamil?
Actinomycosis in Tamil is தாடை வீக்க நோய், ஆக்டினோ மைக்கஸ் காளான் நோய். See Actinomycosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is actinomycosis?
Actinomycosis is a noun.
What is the plural of actinomycosis?
The plural of actinomycosis is actinomycoses.

Words near actinomycosis in the dictionary

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

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