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Definition of: actinomycosis
(ak′ti·nō·mī·kō′sis) noun
An infectious disease of cattle, hogs, and occasionally humans, caused by an actinomycete (Ac-tinomyces bovis) and characterized by tumors about the jaws and neck: also called lumpy jaw.
—ac′ti·no·my·cot′ic (-kot′ik) adjective
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