actinomycotic

9.9

Relating to an infection caused by a type of bacteria called actinomyces

adjective
/ˌæktɪnəˈmaɪkɒtɪk/

Specialized

: actinobacilar

The patient presented with an actinomycotic lesion on the jaw.

Examples

Treatment of actinomycotic infections typically involves long-term antibiotics.
Researchers studied the spread of actinomycotic bacteria in cattle.
The patient was diagnosed with an actinomycotic infection.
Doctors are studying actinomycotic diseases more closely now.
The patient presented with an actinomycotic lesion on the jaw.
Treatment of actinomycotic infections typically involves long-term antibiotics.
Researchers studied the spread of actinomycotic bacteria in cattle.

Synonyms

actinomycetal

vsactinomycotic

Specialized

9.9

Relating to bacteria that grow as long thin threads in soil and often make antibiotics

is used for things caused by an infection rather than the organism itself

actinomycetous

vsactinomycotic

Specialized

9.9

Relating to bacteria that grow as thin branching threads in soil

is applied to conditions produced by infection rather than to the bacteria

Surface Forms

actinomycotic positive

Morphology

actinomycotic = actinomycosis (opaque) = actinomyc + otic

The adjective is formed from a specialized medical disease name using Greek combining forms and the adjectival ending '-otic', making the relation unintelligible to average learners.

Etymology

Actinomycotic comes from parts that mean 'ray' (actino-) and 'fungus' (myco-). The tiny bacteria that cause actinomycosis grow in thin, ray-like threads and were once thought to be fungi, so actinomycotic means 'relating to an infection caused by these ray-like, fungus-like bacteria'.