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[syn: cervicofacial actinomycosis, lumpy jaw]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lumpy jaw
n 1: the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis;
affects the face and neck regions [syn: cervicofacial
actinomycosis, lumpy jaw]