lumpy jaw

noun

: actinomycosis

especially : actinomycosis of the head in cattle

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1890, in the meaning defined above

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lumpy jaw

noun

ˌləm-pē-

variants also lump jaw

: actinomycosis

especially : actinomycosis of the head in cattle

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