See Also: actino-(medicine)
actino-(dictionary)
actino-chemistry(medicine)

actino- (iou)



actino- combining form of Greek aktin-, aktis ray: see -O-.
,actino'morphic adjective (Botany) (of a flower) characterized by radial symmetry (opp.
zygomorphic) L19.
,actino'mycin noun an antibiotic obtained from actinomycetes M20.
,actinomy'cosis noun a disease of animals (esp. cattle), and sometimes of people, caused by infection with actinomycetes and most commonly affecting the mouth, jaw, or neck L19.
,actinomy'cotic adjective pertaining to or suffering from actinomycosis E20.
,actinopte'rygian adjective & noun [Greek pterugion fin, dim. of pterux wing] (designating or pertaining to) a ray-finned fish, a fish belonging to the subclass Actinopterygii, which includes most living bony fishes L19.
,actino'therapy noun treatment of disease by means of ultraviolet radiation E20.
,actino-u'ranium noun the uranium isotope of mass 235 E20.