Definition of Cervicofacial actinomycosis

1. Noun. The commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions.

Exact synonyms: Lumpy Jaw
Generic synonyms: Actinomycosis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cervicofacial Actinomycosis

cervicalis ascendens
cervicectomy
cervices
cervicide
cervicitis
cervicitises
cervico-
cervico-brachial neuralgia
cervico-occipital
cervicoaxillary canal
cervicobrachial
cervicobuccal
cervicodynia
cervicofacial
cervicofacial actinomycosis (current term)
cervicography
cervicolingual
cervicolinguoaxial
cervicolumbar phenomenon
cervicoplasty
cervicorn
cervicoscapular
cervicothoracic
cervicothoracic ganglion
cervicothoracic transition
cervicotomy

Literary usage of Cervicofacial actinomycosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"... fistulous lesion of cervicofacial actinomycosis (Fig. 8). The diagnosis is established by finding "granules" in the purulent discharges. ..."

2. International Clinics; a Quarterly of Clinical Lectures. (1901)
"cervicofacial actinomycosis may extend into the pleura and lungs by progressive infiltration of the tissues of the neck and, more commonly, ..."

3. Therapeutic Gazette (1921)
"The diagnosis must be made from congenital sinuses, fistulae due to cervicofacial actinomycosis, tuberculous adenitis, syphilitic osteitis, and abscess of ..."

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