Arachnia propionica

Arachnia propionica
Actinomycosis Ac`ti*no*my*co"sis ([a^]k`t[i^]*n[-o]*m[imac]*k[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL.] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by {Actinomyces bovis} in cattle and by {Actinomyces israeli} or {Arachnia propionica} in man. It is characterized by hard swellings usually in the mouth and jaw. In man the disease may also affect the abdomen or thorax. Called also {lumpy jaw} or {big jaw}. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Actinomyces bovis — Actinomycosis Ac ti*no*my*co sis ([a^]k t[i^]*n[ o]*m[imac]*k[=o] s[i^]s), n. [NL.] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by {Actinomyces bovis} in cattle and by {Actinomyces… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Actinomyces israeli — Actinomycosis Ac ti*no*my*co sis ([a^]k t[i^]*n[ o]*m[imac]*k[=o] s[i^]s), n. [NL.] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by {Actinomyces bovis} in cattle and by {Actinomyces… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Actinomycosis — Ac ti*no*my*co sis ([a^]k t[i^]*n[ o]*m[imac]*k[=o] s[i^]s), n. [NL.] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by {Actinomyces bovis} in cattle and by {Actinomyces israeli} or {Arachnia …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • big jaw — Actinomycosis Ac ti*no*my*co sis ([a^]k t[i^]*n[ o]*m[imac]*k[=o] s[i^]s), n. [NL.] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by {Actinomyces bovis} in cattle and by {Actinomyces… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lumpy jaw — Actinomycosis Ac ti*no*my*co sis ([a^]k t[i^]*n[ o]*m[imac]*k[=o] s[i^]s), n. [NL.] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by {Actinomyces bovis} in cattle and by {Actinomyces… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • actinomycosis — A disease primarily of cattle and humans caused by the bacterium Actinomyces bovis in cattle and by A. israelii and Arachnia propionica in humans. These actinomycetes are part of the normal bacterial flora of the mouth and pharynx, but when… …   Medical dictionary

  • Propionibacterium — A genus of nonmotile, non–spore forming, anaerobic to aerotolerant bacteria (family Propionibacteriaceae) containing Gram positive rods that are usually pleomorphic, diphtheroid, or club shaped, with one end rounded, the other tapered or pointed …   Medical dictionary

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