ac·ti·no·my·co·sis /-maɪˈkosəs/
放射菌病; 放線菌病
ac·ti·no·my·co·sis /ˌæktənoˌmaɪˈkosəs/ 名詞
放線菌病
Ac·ti·no·my·co·sis
n. 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.
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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