enzootic

adjective

en·​zo·​ot·​ic ˌen-zə-ˈwä-tik 

-zō-ˈä-

of animal diseases

: peculiar to or constantly present in a locality

enzootic noun

Examples of enzootic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rabies is enzootic—or always present at some level—among fox populations in northern and western coastal Alaska, writes Live Science’s Sascha Pare. — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2023

In the North Slope region, rabies is enzootic, or always present on some level, Sheehan said. — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2022

That’s contrasted with enzootic outbreaks, which affect only a portion of an animal population. — Elizabeth Miller/undark, Popular Science, 11 Jan. 2020

Word History

Etymology

en- + epizootic

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for enzootic

• scorbutic
• antiscorbutic
• chemotherapeutic
• psychotherapeutic
• hermeneutic
• therapeutic

Medical Definition

enzootic

1 of 2 adjective

en·​zo·​ot·​ic ˌen-zə-ˈwät-ik 

of animal diseases

: peculiar to or constantly present in a locality

enzootically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

enzootic

2 of 2 noun

: an enzootic disease