zoonosis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(zō onə sis, zō′ə nōsis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
zo•on•o•sis  (zō onə sis, zō′ə nōsis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses  (-sēz′, -sēz).USA pronunciation 
  1. Pathologyany disease of animals communicable to humans.
  • Greek zōio- zoo- + nósos sickness, with ending apparently conformed to -sis
  • Neo-Latin, irregularly
  • 1875–80


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