epizootiology

epizootiology
Epidemiology of disease in animal populations. SYN: epizoology. [epi- + G. zoon, animal, + logos, study]

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epi·zo·ot·i·ol·o·gy .ep-ə-zə-.wät-ē-'äl-ə-jē also epi·zo·otol·o·gy -.zō-ə-'täl-ə-jē n, pl -gies
1) a science that deals with the character, ecology, and causes of outbreaks of animal diseases
2) the sum of the factors controlling the occurrence of a disease or pathogen of animals
epi·zo·oti·o·log·i·cal -zə-.wōt-ē-ə-'läj-i-kəl, -.wät- also epi·zo·oti·o·log·ic -ik adj

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epi·zo·ot·i·ol·o·gy (ep″ĭ-zo-ot″e-olґə-je) the study of the factors determining frequencies and distributions of infectious diseases among animals other than humans; animal epidemiology. See also epizootic.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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