actinomycosis
构词拆解
词源说明
From taxonomic name Actinomyces + -osis.
释义
名词noun
- 1(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to humans, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, or Propionibacterium propionicum.