actinomycosis: Meaning and Definition of

ac•tin•o•my•co•sis

Pronunciation: (ak-tin"ō-mī-kō'sis, ak"tu-nō-), [key]
— n. Vet. Pathol., Pathol.
  1. an infectious, inflammatory disease caused by Actinomyces israelii in humans and A. bovis in domestic animals, and characterized by lumpy, often suppurating tumors, esp., about the jaws. Also called
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
actinomycin D actinon
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