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CERVICOFACIAL ACTINOMYCOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cervicofacial actinomycosis mean?
• CERVICOFACIAL ACTINOMYCOSIS (noun)
The noun CERVICOFACIAL ACTINOMYCOSIS has 1 sense:
1. the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions
Familiarity information: CERVICOFACIAL ACTINOMYCOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CERVICOFACIAL ACTINOMYCOSIS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
cervicofacial actinomycosis; lumpy jaw
Hypernyms ("cervicofacial 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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