zoonosis
noun
zoo·no·sis
| \ zō-ˈä-nə-səs
, ˌzō-ə-ˈnō-səs
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, ˌzō-ə-ˈnō-səs
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plural zoonoses\ zō-ˈä-nə-ˌsēz
, ˌzō-ə-ˈnō-ˌsēz \
, ˌzō-ə-ˈnō-ˌsēz \
Definition of zoonosis
: an infection or disease that is transmissible from animals to humans under natural conditions
also
: an infection or disease that is transmissible between animals and humans
bidirectional zoonosis