zoonotic

zo·on·o·sis

Z0025000 (zō-ŏn′ə-sĭs)n. pl. zo·on·o·ses (-sēz′) A disease of animals, such as rabies or psittacosis, that can be transmitted to humans.

[New Latin : zoo- + -nosis, alteration (influenced by -osis) of Greek nosos, disease.]

zo′o·not′ic (-ə-nŏt′ĭk) adj.

zoonotic

(ˌzəʊəˈnəʊtɪk) adj (Pathology) pathol of or relating to zoonosis

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Adj.

zoonotic - of or relating to or constituting zoonosis; "the Ebola virus is believed to be zoonotic"

zoonotic

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zo·o·not·ic

(zō'ō-not'ik), Relating to a zoonosis.

zoonosis

(zō-ō-nō′sĭs) plural.zoonoses [″ + nosos, disease] An infection common in animal populations that occasionally infects humans. Over 250 organisms are known to cause zoonotic infections, of which 30 to 40 are spread from pets and animals used by the blind and deaf. Immunosuppressed people and those who work with animals are esp. at risk of developing zoonoses. zoonotic (-nŏt′ĭk), adjective

Zoonotic

A disease which can be spread from animals to humans.Mentioned in: Zoonosis