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PRONUNCIATION OF ACTINOMYCOSIS

actinomycosis  [ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACTINOMYCOSIS

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Actinomycosis is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ACTINOMYCOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

actinomycosis

Actinomycosis

Actinomycosis is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species such as Actinomyces israelii or A. gerencseriae. It can also be caused by Propionibacterium propionicus, and the condition is likely to be polymicrobial aerobic anaerobic infection.

Definition of actinomycosis in the English dictionary

The definition of actinomycosis in the dictionary is a fungal disease of cattle and of cats and dogs, sometimes transmitted to humans esp by bites, characterized by a swelling of the affected part, most often the jaw or lungs Nontechnical name: lumpy jaw.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACTINOMYCOSIS


anthracosis
ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs
blastomycosis
ˌblæstəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs
coccidioidomycosis
kɒkˌsɪdɪˌɔɪdəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs
cryptococcosis
ˌkrɪptəʊkɒˈkəʊsɪs
cysticercosis
ˌsɪstɪsɜːˈkəʊsɪs
echinococcosis
ɪˌkaɪnəkəˈkəʊsɪs
leukosis
luːˈkəʊsɪs
metempsychosis
ˌmɛtəmsaɪˈkəʊsɪs
mycosis
maɪˈkəʊsɪs
mycotoxicosis
ˌmaɪkəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
narcosis
nɑːˈkəʊsɪs
psittacosis
ˌsɪtəˈkəʊsɪs
psychosis
saɪˈkəʊsɪs
silicosis
ˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪs
sporotrichosis
ˌspɔːrəʊtrɪˈkəʊsɪs
sycosis
saɪˈkəʊsɪs
syssarcosis
ˌsɪsɑːˈkəʊsɪs
thyrotoxicosis
ˌθaɪrəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
toxicosis
ˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
varicosis
ˌværɪˈkəʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACTINOMYCOSIS

actinoid
actinolite
actinomere
actinometer
actinometric
actinometrical
actinometry
actinomorphic
actinomorphous
actinomorphy
actinomyces
actinomycete
actinomycetous
actinomycin
actinomycotic
actinon
actinopod
actinotherapy
actinouranium
actinozoan

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACTINOMYCOSIS

apoptosis
babesiosis
berylliosis
diagnosis
fibrosis
hypersarcosis
hypnosis
metamorphosis
multiple sclerosis
necrosis
osmosis
osteoporosis
pediculosis
prognosis
sarcoidosis
sclerosis
stenosis
thrombosis
tuberculosis
Tycosis

Synonyms and antonyms of actinomycosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «actinomycosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACTINOMYCOSIS

Find out the translation of actinomycosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of actinomycosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «actinomycosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

放线菌病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

actinomicosis
570 millions of speakers

English

actinomycosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

actinomycosis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

داء الشعيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

актиномикоз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

actinomicose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

actinomycosis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

actinomycose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Actinomycosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aktinomykose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放線菌症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방선균증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Actinomycosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

actinomycosis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாடை வீக்க நோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍक्टिनोमोसिसिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aktinomikozu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

actinomicosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

promienica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

актиномікоз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

actinomicoza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακτινομύκωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

actinomycosis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strålsvampsjuka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

actinomycosis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of actinomycosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACTINOMYCOSIS»

The term «actinomycosis» is regularly used and occupies the 86.901 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACTINOMYCOSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «actinomycosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «actinomycosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about actinomycosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACTINOMYCOSIS»

Discover the use of actinomycosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to actinomycosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Actinomycosis: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: ...
Actinomycosis: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional / 2012 Edition is a ScholarlyPaperTM that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Actinomycosis in a compact format. The editors have built ...
‎2012
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Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology
A. israelii is the most common cause of actinomycosis in humans, although other species (i.e., A. meyeri, A. naes- lundii, A. odontolvticus, A. gerencseriae, and A. viscosus) may also occasionally cause this infection.697 Actinomycosis is a ...
Elmer W. Koneman, 2006
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Burket's Oral Medicine
MlCHAELL A. HUBER, DDS SPENCER W. REDDING, DDS, MEo T DIAGNOSIS OF ORAL INFECTIONS T BACTERIAL INFECTIONS Actinomycosis Anthrax Brucellosis Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis) Gonorrhea Meningococcal ...
Lester William Burket, Martin S. Greenberg, Michael Glick, 2008
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Oski's Pediatrics: Principles & Practice
Abdominal actinomycosis occurs most frequently in the ileocecal region and may cause chronic appendicitis. The infection may spread in any direction, involving other areas of the bowel or abdominal organs, the pelvis, the retroperitoneum, ...
Julia A. McMillan, Ralph D. Feigin, Catherine DeAngelis, 2006
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Color Atlas of Oral Diseases
Actinomycosis. Actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease caused by the anaerobic gram-positive bacterium Actinomyces israelii. There are three clinical forms of the disease: cervicofacial, thoracic, and abdominal.
George Laskaris, 2003
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Lippincott's Guide to Infectious Diseases
Actinomycosis is a subacute-chronic bacterial infection primarily caused by the gram-positive anaerobic bacillusActinomyces israelii, which produces granulomatous and suppurative lesions with multiple abscesses.Common sites for infection ...
Lippincott, Maureen McKinney, 2011
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Dail and Hammar's Pulmonary Pathology: Volume I: ...
Am Rev Respir Dis 1979;119:55-58. 710. Brown JR. Human actinomycosis: a study of 181 subjects. Hum Pathol 1973;4:319-330. 711. Causey WA. Actinomycosis. In: Handbook of clinical neurology, vol. 35. Infections of the nervous system, ...
Joseph F. Tomashefski, Carol Farver, Armando E. Fraire, 2009
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Radiology of the Chest and Related Conditions
(1985) : Thoracic actinomycosis. Baity ( 1958) : Actimomyces odontolyticus; a new actinomycete species regularly isolated from deep carious dentine. Jepson et al. (1958) : Thoracic actinomycosis - two cases at the Westminster Hospital - one ...
F W Wright, 2001
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Community-acquired Pneumonia
Endohronchial actinomycosis simulating hronchogenic carcinoma: Diagnosis by bronchial biopsy. Chest, 99, 493–496. Balikian,J. P., Cheng, T. H., Costello, P., & Herman, P. G. (1978). Pulmonary actinomycosis. Radiology, 128, 613–616.
Thomas J. Marrie, 2001
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Molecular Detection of Human Bacterial Pathogens
3.1.2 CLINICAL FEATURES AND PATHOGENESIS Actinomycosis (also known as Rivalta disease, big jaw, clams, lumpy jaw, or wooden tongue) is an infection commonly of the face and neck that produces abscesses (collections of pus) and  ...
Dongyou Liu, 2011

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACTINOMYCOSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term actinomycosis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tonsilloliths: Opacities on panoramic images
Others report that the debris may also contain fungus and actinomycosis as well (Lo, 2011). Increased amounts of sulfur compounds produce ... «RDH, Jun 15»
2
Extraglandular Extension of Parotid Actinomycosis After …
Extraglandular extension of parotid actinomycosis in a 76-year-old man. A, T2-weighted magnetic resonance image showing a focal area of ... «Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Mar 13»
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What is actinomycosis? What causes actinomycosis?
Actinomycosis is a rare type of infectious bacterial disease. Unlike other infections, actinomycosis is able to move gradually and infiltrate the ... «Medical News Today, May 12»

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