n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ak-( ˌ )ti-n ō - ' m ī - ˌ s ē z, -t ə -n ō -; ak- ˌ ti-n ō -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural actinomyces
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from actin- + Greek myk ē t-, myk ē s fungus; akin to Greek myxa mucus ― more at MUCUS
Date: 1882
: any of a genus ( Actinomyces ) of filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria that includes usually commensal and sometimes pathogenic forms inhabiting mucosal surfaces especially of the oral cavity of warm-blooded vertebrates