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THORACIC ACTINOMYCOSIS
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I. (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)