— actinobacillotic /ak tin'oh bas'euh lot"ik, ak'teuh noh-/ , adj.
/ak tin'oh bas'euh loh"sis, ak'teuh noh-/ , n. Vet. Pathol.
an infectious disease of cattle, domestic animals, and occasionally humans, resembling actinomycosis and caused by the bacterium Actinobacillus lignieresii. Also called wooden tongue .
[ 1900-05; actinobacill ( us ) (see ACTINOBACILLUS) + -OSIS ]