Definition

Relating to a type of bacterial infection caused by actinomyces, which can affect various parts of the body.

Example

The patient was diagnosed with an actinomycotic infection that required specific antibiotic treatment.

Conversation

I read about some diseases related to bacteria recently.

Oh really? Like what kind of bacteria?

They mentioned actinomycotic infections, which sounded pretty serious.

Yikes, I hope they find better treatments for those.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Actinomycotic → It is formed from "actino-" (from Greek "aktinos", meaning ray) and "mycotic" (from Greek "mykes", meaning fungus). The term refers to conditions related to ray fungi, which are a type of bacteria that resemble fungi.

Memory Tip

Think of 'ray' ('actino-') and 'fungus' ('mycotic') to remember that 'actinomycotic' relates to ray-like fungi.

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