Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
ac·ti·no·bac·il·lo·sis Pronunciation:
"ak-t&-(")nO-"bas-&-'lO-s&s, ak-"tin-O- Function:
nounInflected Form:
plural ac·ti·no·bac·il·lo·ses /-"sEz/ : a disease that affects domestic animals (as cattle and swine)and sometimes humans, resembles actinomycosis, and is caused by a bacterium of the genus
Actinobacillus (A. lignieresii) —see
WOODEN TONGUE