Meanings
plural actinomycoses
- countableuncountablemedicineAn infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to humans, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
Synonyms: lumpy-jaw, holdfast, wooden tongue
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to humans, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
Origin
From taxonomic name Actinomyces + -osis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan actinomicosi
- actinomicosiinfectious disease
Chinese Mandarin 放線菌病 /放线菌病
- 放線菌病 /放线菌病 (fàngxiànjūnbìng)infectious disease
Estonian aktinomükoos
- aktinomükoosinfectious disease
Finnish sädesienitauti
- sädesienitautiinfectious disease
French actinomycose
- actinomycoseinfectious disease
Greek ακτινομύκωση
- ακτινομύκωση (aktinomýkosi)infectious disease
Irish bualadh teanga
- bualadh teangainfectious disease
Italian actinomicosi
- actinomicosiinfectious disease
Korean 방선균병
- 방선균병 (bangseon'gyunbyeong)infectious disease
Polish aktynomikoza, promienica
- aktynomikozainfectious disease
- promienicainfectious disease
Portuguese actinomicose
- actinomicoseinfectious disease
Romanian actinomicoză
- actinomicozăinfectious disease
Spanish actinomicosis
- actinomicosisinfectious disease
Cite this entry
actinomycosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actinomycosis
“actinomycosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actinomycosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “actinomycosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actinomycosis.
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