lumpy jaw

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   the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions

   Synonymscervicofacial actinomycosis

   Broaderactinomycosis

Questions about lumpy jaw

What does lumpy jaw mean?

lumpy jaw means "the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions".

What is another word for lumpy jaw?

Close synonyms include cervicofacial actinomycosis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lumpy jaw a common word?

lumpy jaw is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.