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amphixenosis

amphixenosis noun: a zoonosis that can be passed from humans to other species as well as being passed from another species to a human.

Noun

amphixenosis (plural amphixenoses)

  1. A zoonosis that can be passed from humans to other species as well as being passed from another species to a human.
    • Several of the agents on the list are the result of human beings' sharing parasites with other species (i.e., amphixenosis) because the parasite is not that finicky about its final host. Schistosoma japonicum is a fairly straightforward case of amphixenosis; the schistosome would be just as happy...2014, Dwight D. Bowman, Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians, →ISBN, page 10
    • The preparation and maintenance/control of the desired animals and the control of the propagation of amphixenoses derived from the animals are issues specific to these products.2016, Mariko Morishita, Kinam Park, Biodrug Delivery Systems, →ISBN

Forms of amphixenosis

pluralamphixenoses

Origin of amphixenosis

From amphi- + xeno- + -osis.

Questions about amphixenosis

What does amphixenosis mean?
Amphixenosis means a zoonosis that can be passed from humans to other species as well as being passed from another species to a human.
What part of speech is amphixenosis?
Amphixenosis is a noun.
What is the plural of amphixenosis?
The plural of amphixenosis is amphixenoses.

Words near amphixenosis in the dictionary

  1. amphiurid
  2. amphiurids
  3. amphivasal
  4. amphivorous
  5. amphixenoses
  6. amphixenosis
  7. amphizoic
  8. amphizoid
  9. amphizoids
  10. amphizoonoses
  11. amphizoonosis

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