zoonoses

Variant of zoonosis

zoonosis definition

zo·ono·sis (zō än′ə sis, zō′ə nō′sis)

noun pl. zoonoses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

a disease that can be transmitted to people by vertebrate animals

Etymology: ModL < Gr zōion, an animal (see bio-) + nosos, disease

Related Forms:

  • zoonotic zo′o·not′ic (-ə nät′ik) adjective

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