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THORACIC ACTINOMYCOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thoracic actinomycosis mean? 

THORACIC ACTINOMYCOSIS (noun)
  The noun THORACIC ACTINOMYCOSIS has 1 sense:

1. a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chestplay

  Familiarity information: THORACIC ACTINOMYCOSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THORACIC ACTINOMYCOSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("thoracic actinomycosis" is a kind of...):

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)


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