— actinomycetal , adj.
/ak tin'oh muy"seez, ak'teuh noh-/ , n. , pl. actinomyces . Bacteriol.
any of several saprophytic, filamentous, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and animals.
[ aktino- ACTINO- + mýkes fungus (see MYCO-) ]