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wooden tongue

–noun Veterinary Pathology.
actinobacillosis.

Origin:
1910–15, Americanism

ac⋅tin⋅o⋅bac⋅il⋅lo⋅sis

[ak-tin-oh-bas-uh-loh-sis, ak-tuh-noh-]
–noun Veterinary Pathology.
an infectious disease of cattle, domestic animals, and occasionally humans, resembling actinomycosis and caused by the bacterium Actinobacillus lignieresii.
Also called wooden tongue.


Origin:
1900–05; < NL actinobacill(us) (see actinobacillus ) + -osis


ac⋅tin⋅o⋅bac⋅il⋅lot⋅ic [ak-tin-oh-bas-uh-lot-ik, ak-tuh-noh-] , adjective
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Main Entry: ac·ti·no·bac·il·lo·sis
Pronunciation: "ak-t&-(")nO-"bas-&-'lO-s&s, ak-"tin-O-
Function: noun
Inflected 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

Main Entry: wood·en tongue
Pronunciation: 'wud-&n-
Function: noun
: actinobacillosis or actinomycosis of cattle especially when chieflyaffecting the tongue
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