zoonosis

[ zoh-on-uh-sis, zoh-uh-noh-sis ]
/ zoʊˈɒn ə sɪs, ˌzoʊ əˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun, plural zo·on·o·ses [zoh-on-uh-seez, zoh-uh-noh-seez] /zoʊˈɒn əˌsiz, ˌzoʊ əˈnoʊ siz/.

Pathology. any disease of animals communicable to humans.

Origin of zoonosis

1875–80; < New Latin, irregular < Greek zōio- zoo- + nósos sickness, with ending apparently conformed to -sis

OTHER WORDS FROM zoonosis

zo·o·not·ic [zoh-uh-not-ik] /ˌzoʊ əˈnɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby zoonosis

zoomastigophorea, zoometry, zoomorphic, zoomorphism, zoon, zoonosis, zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, zoonotic potential, zooparasite, zoophagous, zoophile

British Dictionary definitions for zoonosis

zoonosis
/ (zəʊˈɒnəsɪs, ˌzəʊəˈnəʊsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

pathol any infection or disease that is transmitted to man from lower vertebrates

Word Origin for zoonosis

from zoo- + Greek nosos disease

Medical definitions for zoonosis

zoonosis
[ zō-ŏn′ə-sĭs, zō′ə-nō′- ]

n. pl. zo•on•o•ses (-sēz′)

A disease of animals, such as rabies or psittacosis, that can be transmitted to humans.

Other words from zoonosis

zo′o•not′ic (zō′ə-nŏt′ĭk) adj.