zoonosis

noun zoo·no·sis \zō-ˈä-nə-səs, ˌzō-ə-ˈnō-səs\

plural zoo·no·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of ZOONOSIS

: a disease communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions

— zoo·not·ic \ˌzō-ə-ˈnä-tik\ adjective

New Latin, from zo- + Greek nosos disease

First Known Use: 1876

Medical Dictionary

noun zoo·no·sis \ˌzō-ə-ˈnō-səs, zō-ˈän-ə-səs\

plural zoo·no·ses \-ˌsēz\

: a disease communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions

—zoo·not·ic \ˌzō-ə-ˈnät-ik\ adjective

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