Medical Dictionary
epizootiology
noun epi·zo·ot·i·ol·o·gy \ˌep-ə-zə-ˌwät-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē\
plural epi·zo·ot·i·ol·o·gies
Medical Definition of EPIZOOTIOLOGY
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-ˌwōt-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl, -ˌwät-\ also epi·zo·oti·o·log·ic \-ik\ adjective
Variants of EPIZOOTIOLOGY
epi·zo·ot·i·ol·o·gy also epi·zo·otol·o·gy \-ˌzō-ə-ˈtäl-ə-jē\
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