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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ac·ti·no·my·co·sis /-maɪˈkosəs/
 放射菌病; 放線菌病

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 ac·ti·no·my·co·sis /ˌæktənoˌmaɪˈkosəs/ 名詞
 放線菌病

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ac·ti·no·my·co·sis
  n.  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. In cattle it is called also lumpy jaw or big jaw.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 actinomycosis
      n : disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results
          from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard
          swellings that exude pus through long sinuses