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actinomycosis

/ˌæktˌɪnoʊmˌaɪkˈoʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
acti-no-my-co-sis
IPA
/ˌæktˌɪnoʊmˌaɪkˈoʊsɪs/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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, and Propionibacterium propionicum.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From taxonomic name Actinomyces + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

actinomycoses (plural)

Synonyms

lumpy-jaw holdfast wooden tongue

Rhymes With

tuberculosis osteoporosis stenosis osmosis atherosclerosis endometriosis neurofibromatosis kocis

Questions

How do you pronounce actinomycosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæktˌɪnoʊmˌaɪkˈoʊsɪs/.
What does actinomycosis mean?
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, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
Where does actinomycosis come from?
From taxonomic name Actinomyces + -osis.

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