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epizootic

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ep⋅i⋅zo⋅ot⋅ic

  [ep-uh-zoh-ot-ik] Veterinary Medicine
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–adjective
1. (of diseases) spreading quickly among animals.
–noun
2. an epizootic disease.
Origin:
1740–50; epi- + zo(o)- + -otic

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅zo⋅ot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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ep·i·zo·ot·ic   (ěp'ĭ-zō-ŏt'ĭk)   
adj.  Affecting a large number of animals at the same time within a particular region or geographic area. Used of a disease.
n.  An epizootic disease.

[epi- + zo(o)- + -otic.]
ep'i·zo·ot'i·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: epi·zo·ot·ic
Pronunciation: "ep-&-z&-'wät-ik
Function: noun
: an outbreak of disease affecting many animals ofone kind at the same time; also : the disease itself —epizootic adjective —epi·zo·ot·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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epizootic ep·i·zo·ot·ic (ěp'ĭ-zō-ŏt'ĭk)
adj.
Affecting a large number of animals at the same time within a particular region or geographic area. Used of a disease.

ep'i·zo·ot'ic n.

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Science Dictionary
epizootic   (ěp'ĭ-zō-ŏt'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
Adjective   Relating to a rapidly spreading disease that affects a large number of animals at the same time within a particular area.

Noun   An epizootic disease.
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