different between sporadic vs enzootic

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sporadicus (whence also French sporadique, Italian sporadico, Spanish esporádico), from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sporadikós), from ?????? (sporás, “scattered, dispersed”), from ????? (sporá), ?????? (spóros, “a sowing [of seed]”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /sp???æ??k/, /sp???æ??k/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /sp???æd?k/, /sp???æd?k/
• Rhymes: -æd?k

Adjective

sporadic (comparative more sporadic, superlative most sporadic)

1. (archaic) (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.
2. Rare and scattered in occurrence.
3. Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

Derived terms

• sporadic E layer

Related terms

• sporadical
• sporadically
• sporadicalness

Translations

References

Anagrams

• caproids, carpoids, picadors

Romanian

Etymology

From French sporadique

Adjective

sporadic m or n (feminine singular sporadic?, masculine plural sporadici, feminine and neuter plural sporadice)

1. sporadic

Declension

Related terms

• sporadicitate

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n.zo???t.?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n.zo???t.?k/

Etymology

en- +? zootic

Noun

enzootic (plural enzootics)

1. (epidemiology) a disease which is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season or climate.

Adjective

enzootic (comparative more enzootic, superlative most enzootic)

1. Like or having to do with an enzootic
2. Of a disease, prevalent in a given population or area

   Rabies is enzootic throughout North America.

Antonyms

• epizootic

Related terms

• epizootic
• panzootic
• zootic

See also

• pandemic
• epidemic
• endemic

Anagrams

• entozoic

Romanian

Etymology

From French enzootic.

Adjective

enzootic m or n (feminine singular enzootic?, masculine plural enzootici, feminine and neuter plural enzootice)

1. enzootic

Declension