Definition of zoonosis
zoonoses
play \zō-ˈä-nə-ˌsēz, ˌzō-ə-ˈnō-ˌsēz\: an infection or disease that is transmissible from animals to humans under natural condtions; also : an infection or disease that is transmissible between animals and humans bidirectional zoonosis
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Origin and Etymology of zoonosis
New Latin, from zo- + Greek nosos disease
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