different between zoonosis vs zooanthroponosis

English

Alternative forms

• zoönosis

Etymology

From zoo- +? (itself from Ancient Greek ???? (zôion, “animal”)) + Ancient Greek ????? (nósos, “disease”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /z??.??n.?.s?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /zo?.??n.?.s?s/, /?zo?.??no?.s?s/

Noun

zoonosis (plural zoonoses)

1. An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.

Hyponyms

• amphixenosis

Derived terms

Related terms

• anthroponosis

Translations

References

Spanish

Etymology

zoo- +? Ancient Greek ????? (nósos, “disease”) +? -sis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?oo?nosis/, [?o.o?no.sis]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /soo?nosis/, [so.o?no.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis

Noun

zoonosis f (plural zoonosis)

1. (medicine) zoonosis

References

English

Etymology

zoo- +? anthroponosis

Noun

zooanthroponosis (countable and uncountable, plural zooanthroponoses)

1. The transmission of disease from humans to animals. Specifically it refers to diseases that are primary infections of humans but which can be naturally transmitted to animals. Examples include tuberculosis and human metapneumovirus.

Related terms

• anthropozoonosis
• amphizoonosis
• zooanthroponotic

Anagrams

• anthropozoonosis