actinomycosis
noun
ac·ti·no·my·co·sis ˌak-(ˌ)ti-nō-mī-ˈkō-səs 
-tə-nō-;
ak-ˌti-nō-
: infection with or disease caused by actinomyces
especially : a chronic disease of cattle, swine, and humans characterized by hard granulomatous masses usually in the mouth and jaw
actinomycotic
ˌak-(ˌ)ti-nō-mī-ˈkä-tik
adjective -tə-nō-;
ak-ˌti-nō-
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Aktinomykose, from New Latin Actinomyces actinomyces + German -ose -osis
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
actinomycosis
noun
ac·ti·no·my·co·sis ˌak-tə-nō-ˌmī-ˈkō-səs
plural actinomycoses -ˌsēz
: infection with or disease caused by actinomyces
especially : a chronic disease of cattle, swine, and humans characterized by hard granulomatous masses usually in the mouth and jaws see actinomycoma
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