actinomycosis meaning

Noun: actinomycosis  `aktunowmI'kowsis

1. Disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses

See also: actinomycotic

Type of: zoonosis, zoonotic disease

Encyclopedia: Actinomycosis Actinomycosis, cervicofacial

[Medicine]
Infections with bacteria of the genus ACTINOMYCES. n pl -co·ses : infection with or disease caused by actinomycetes; esp : a chronic disease of cattle, swine, and humans characterized by hard granulomatous masses usu. in the mouth and jaws —see ACTINOMYCOMA — ac·ti·no·my·cot·ic adj

• abdominal actinomycosis:    Noun: abdominal ac ...
• cervicofacial actinomycosis:    Noun: cervicofacia ...
• thoracic actinomycosis:    Noun: thoracic act ...

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1. a case of endoscopic surgury for nasopharyngeal actinomycosis
2. actinomycosis of brain
3. the pathologic data from the biopsy of the endobronchial polypoid tissues revealed actinomycosis
4. the combination of a foreign body and endobronchial actinomycosis is exceedingly rare in reviews
5. endobronchial actinomycosis is a rare condition and may mimic a neoplasm, tuberculosis, or pneumonia