n, pl  -lo*ses   :  a disease that affects domestic animals (as cattle and swine) and sometimes humans, resembles actinomycosis, and is caused by a bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus (A. lignieresii) - see WOODEN TONGUE  .
 
   
 
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