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zoonosis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun zoonosis has 1 sense
- zoonosis(n = noun.state) zoonotic disease - an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans; Array is a kind of animal disease
has particulars: actinomycosis, anthrax, splenic fever, bang's disease, brucellosis, contagious abortion, glanders, lyme arthritis, lyme disease, hydrophobia, lyssa, madness, rabies, leptospirosis, swamp fever, deer fly fever, rabbit fever, tularaemia, tularemia, yatobyo
Derived form adjective zoonotic1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
zoonosis, n. any of various diseases which can be transmitted to humans from animals.
Etymology
ZOO- + Gk nosos disease
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