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anthroponosis

anthroponosis noun: any disease that is spread from humans to animals.

Noun

anthroponosis (plural anthroponoses)

  1. Any disease that is spread from humans to animals.

Forms of anthroponosis

pluralanthroponoses

Origin of anthroponosis

From anthropo- + Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) (compare also nosology); the surface analysis is almost, although not quite, anthropo- + -osis; compare also zoonosis.

Words formed from anthroponosis

Questions about anthroponosis

What does anthroponosis mean?
Anthroponosis means any disease that is spread from humans to animals.
What part of speech is anthroponosis?
Anthroponosis is a noun.
What is the plural of anthroponosis?
The plural of anthroponosis is anthroponoses.

Words near anthroponosis in the dictionary

  1. anthroponomics
  2. anthroponomist
  3. anthroponomists
  4. anthroponomy
  5. anthroponoses
  6. anthroponosis
  7. anthroponotic
  8. anthroponotically
  9. anthroponym
  10. anthroponymic
  11. anthroponymous

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