- actinomycetous
- actinomycetous actinomycetous adj.
1. of or pertaining to actinomycetes.
Syn: actinomycetal [WordNet 1.5]
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actinomycetous — See actinomycetal. * * * … Universalium
actinomycetous — ac·ti·no·my·ce·tous … English syllables
actinomycetous — adjective of or belonging to the actinomycetes • Syn: ↑actinomycetal • Pertains to noun: ↑actinomycete, ↑actinomycete (for: ↑actinomycetal) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
actinomycete — actinomycetous, adj. /ak tin oh muy seet, muy seet , ak teuh noh /, n. Bacteriol. any of several rod shaped or filamentous, aerobic or anaerobic bacteria of the phylum Chlamydobacteriae, or in some classification schemes, the order… … Universalium
actinomycetal — adjective of or belonging to the actinomycetes • Syn: ↑actinomycetous • Pertains to noun: ↑actinomycete (for: ↑actinomycetous), ↑actinomycete • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nocardia — A genus of aerobic actinomycetes (family Nocardiaceae, order Actinomycetales), higher bacteria, containing weakly acid fast, slender rods or filaments, frequently swollen and occasionally branched, forming a mycelium. Coccus or bacillary forms… … Medical dictionary
nocardia — A vernacular term used to refer to any member of the genus N.. * * * no·car·dia nō kärd ē ə n 1) cap a genus of aerobic actinomycetous bacteria that form limited mycelia which tend to break up into rod shaped cells and occas. form spores by… … Medical dictionary
Whipple's disease — also Whipple disease n a rare malabsorption syndrome that is caused by an actinomycetous fungus (Tropheryma whippelli) in the mucous membrane of the intestine, that affects primarily the small intestine but becomes more generalized affecting esp … Medical dictionary
apothecium — ap·o·the·ci·um (ap″o theґse əm) an open or expanded fruiting body seen in lichens and actinomycetous fungi (see ascocarp), having asci contained on its exposed surface … Medical dictionary
actinomycete — [ak΄tə nō΄mī′sēt΄, ak΄tə nō΄mī sēt′] n. [< ModL < ACTINO + MYCETE] any of various bacteria (order Actinomycetales) with a branching, filamentous structure; esp., any of a family (Actinomycetaceae) of Gram positive bacteria that are… … English World dictionary
