Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, actinomycosis affecting the jaw.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Med.), colloq. Actinomycosis.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions
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Examples
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_ It is my belief that if the antelope is really saved anywhere in the United States outside of national parks and preserves, it will be in the wild and remote regions of Nevada, where it is to be hoped that lumpy-jaw has not yet taken hold of the herds.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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They are quite subject to actinomycosis (lumpy-jaw), which in wild animals is incurable.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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We have decided not to bring any more specimens to our institution, partly because all available candidates seem reasonably certain to be affected with lumpy-jaw, and partly because we are unwilling to run further risks of having other hoofed animals inoculated by them.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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-- It is a lamentable fact that some, at least, of the United States herds of prong-horned antelope are afflicted with a very deadly chronic infective disease known as actinomycosis, or lumpy-jaw.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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