[ak-tin-oh-mahy-koh-sis, ak-tuh-noh-] 
| an infectious, inflammatory disease caused by Actinomyces israelii in humans and A. bovis in domestic animals, and characterized by lumpy, often suppurating tumors, esp., about the jaws. |
[ak-tin-oh-mahy-kot-ik, ak-tuh-noh-] , adjective | ac·ti·no·my·co·sis (āk'tə-nō-mī-kō'sĭs) n. An inflammatory disease of cattle, hogs, and sometimes humans, caused by microorganisms of the genus Actinomyces and characterized by lumpy tumors of the mouth, neck, chest, and abdomen. Also called lumpy jaw. ac'ti·no·my·cot'ic (-kŏt'ĭk) adj. |
| lumpy jaw n. See actinomycosis. |
actinomycosis ac·ti·no·my·co·sis (āk'tə-nō-mī-kō'sĭs)
n.
An inflammatory disease of cattle, hogs, and sometimes humans, caused by microorganisms of the genus Actinomyces and characterized by lumpy tumors of the mouth, neck, chest, and abdomen.