Main Entry: zoo·no·sis

Pronunciation: \zō-ˈä-nə-səs, ˌzō-ə-ˈnō-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural zoo·no·ses \-ˌsēz\

Etymology: New Latin, from zo- + Greek nosos disease

Date: 1876

: a disease communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions

— zoo·not·ic \ˌzō-ə-ˈnä-tik\ adjective