Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A progressive inflammatory affection caused by the presence of actinomycetes, occurring in cattle and swine, and sometimes in man.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by
Actinomyces bovis in cattle and byActinomyces israeli orArachnia propionica in man. It is characterized by hard swellings usually in the mouth and jaw. In man the disease may also affect the abdomen or thorax. Called alsolumpy jaw orbig jaw .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology An
infectious bacterial disease ofcattle andswine , sometimestransmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painfulabscesses in the mouth, lungs, orgastrointestinal tract .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
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Examples
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-- It is a lamentable fact that some, at least, of the United States herds of prong-horned antelope are afflicted with a very deadly chronic infective disease known as actinomycosis, or lumpy-jaw.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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In actinomycosis there are usually severe swellings and abscesses in the mouth and other parts of the body.
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Another disease caused by a fungus is “actinomycosis”, which in cattle and other animals is called “lumpy jaw”.
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From there I can cause actinomycosis, mostly in your mouth "lumpy jaw", gut and lungs.
Archive 2007-03-01 Emma Lurie 2007
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From there I can cause actinomycosis, mostly in your mouth "lumpy jaw", gut and lungs.
Actinomyces isrealii Emma Lurie 2007
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It is a rare condition. actinomycosis is a natural inhabitant of our mouths.
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Conditions that favor bruising of the jaw and external wounds favor the development of actinomycosis.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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The cows are known to be free from tuberculosis, actinomycosis (lumpy jaw), and foot and mouth disease.
The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler
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_The specific cause_ of actinomycosis is commonly known as the ray fungus
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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My mother was suffering from a very grave illness (actinomycosis).
My Life Trotsky, Leon 1930
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