epizootic+disease
11Epizootic — In epizoology, an epizootic (from Greek epi upon + zoion animal) is a disease that appears as new cases in a given animal population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected based on recent experience ( i.e. a …
12Epizootic — An epidemic outbreak of disease in an animal population, with the implication often that it may extend to humans. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC) define epizootic as An outbreak or epidemic of disease in animal… …
13epizootic — 1. noun /ɛpɪ.zəˈwɒtɪk,ɛpɪ.zoʊˈɒtɪk,ɛpɪˈzuːdɪk/ a) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period. Compare epidemic. At the same time as an epidemic of… …
14epizootic — noun Etymology: French épizootique, from épizootie such an outbreak, from épi (as in épidemie epidemic) + Greek zōiotēs animal nature, from zōē life more at quick Date: 1748 an outbreak of disease affecting many animals of one kind at the same… …
15Disease — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disease >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disease disease Sgm: N 1 illness illness sickness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 ailing ailing &c.??? all the ills that flesh is heir to =>(Hamlet) Sgm: N 1 morbidity morbidity …
16Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …
17epizootic — adj. & n. adj. (of a disease) temporarily prevalent among animals (cf. ENZOOTIC). n. an outbreak of such a disease. Etymology: F eacutepizootique f. eacutepizootie (as EPIZOON) …
18epizootic — a disease attacking many animals in a population in a short time. Equivalent to epidemic in humans. See also enzootic …
19epizootic — adj. [Gr. epi, upon; zoon, animal] An outbreak of disease in animals in which there is an unusually large number of cases; identical to an epidemic in humans …
20epizootic — (ep ī zo ot ik) A sudden outbreak of a disease in an animal population …
