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zoonosis

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
zoonosis /zo͞oˈnōsəs, , zuˈnoʊsəs , zōˈnōsəs, zoʊˈnoʊsəs /
▸ noun
(plural zoonoses /-ˌsēz/)
a disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals.
– DERIVATIVES
zoonotic /ˌzōəˈnätik/ adjective
– ORIGIN late 19th century : from zoo- ‘of animals’ + Greek nosos ‘disease’.