actinobacillotic

adjective

ac·​ti·​no·​bac·​il·​lot·​ic

¦ak-tə-(ˌ)nō-ˌba-sə-ˈlä-tik,

ak-ˌti-nō-

: of or relating to actinobacillosis

Word History

Etymology

from New Latin actinobacillosis, after such pairs as New Latin psychosis: English psychotic

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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