ACTINOMYCOSIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does actinomycosis mean? • ACTINOMYCOSIS (noun)
The noun ACTINOMYCOSIS has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: ACTINOMYCOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACTINOMYCOSIS (noun)
Meaning:
Disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("actinomycosis" is a kind of...):
zoonosis; zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "actinomycosis"):
cervicofacial actinomycosis; lumpy jaw (the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions)
thoracic actinomycosis (a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest)
abdominal actinomycosis (a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen)
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