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zoonosis

[ zoh-on-uh-sis, zoh-uh-noh-sis ]

noun

, plural zo·on·o·ses [zoh-, on, -, uh, -seez, zoh-, uh, -, noh, -seez].
  1. Pathology. any disease of animals communicable to humans.

zoonosis

/ ˌzəʊəˈnəʊsɪs; zəʊˈɒnəsɪs /

noun

  1. pathol any infection or disease that is transmitted to man from lower vertebrates

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Other Words From

  • zo·o·not·ic [zoh-, uh, -, not, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of zoonosis1

1875–80; < New Latin, irregular < Greek zōio- zoo- + nósos sickness, with ending apparently conformed to -sis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of zoonosis1

from zoo- + Greek nosos disease

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