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ACTINOMYCOTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or related to actinomycosis infection
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
actinomycosis (disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses)
Derivation:
actinomycosis (disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses)