English Explanatory Dictionary

zoonosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.

Pronunciation

/zəʊˈɒn.ə.sɪs/ /zoʊˈɒn.ə.sɪs/ /ˌzoʊ.əˈnoʊ.sɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-zoonosis.wav

Word forms

zoonosis zoonoses zoönosis

Etymology

From zoo- + (itself from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”)) + Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) (compare also nosology); the surface analysis is almost, although not quite, zoo- + -osis; compare also anthroponosis.

Related words

anthroponosis

Derived words

anthropozoonosis endozoonosis epizoonosis protozoonosis reverse zoonosis xenozoonosis zoonositic zoonotic
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