Actinomycosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Actinomycosis \Ac`ti*no*my*co"sis\
     ([a^]k`t[i^]*n[-o]*m[imac]*k[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL.] (Med.)
     A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to
     infection with actinomycetes, especially by {Actinomyces
     bovis} in cattle and by {Actinomyces israeli} or {Arachnia
     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. In cattle it is called also
     {lumpy jaw} or {big jaw}.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  actinomycosis
       n : disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results
           from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard
           swellings that exude pus through long sinuses