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English
Etymology
From anthropo- + Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) (compare also nosology); the surface analysis is almost, although not quite, anthropo- + -osis; compare also zoonosis.
Noun
anthroponosis (plural anthroponoses)
- (medicine) Any disease that is spread from humans to animals.
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Translations
disease spread from humans to animals
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