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Webster 1913 Edition
Enzootic
Enˊzo-öt′ic
(ĕnˊzō̍-ŏt′ĭk)
, Adj.
[Gr.
ἐν
in + ζῶ,ον
an animal: cf. F. enzoötique
.] Afflicting animals; – used of a disease affecting the animals of a district. It corresponds to an endemic disease among men.
Definition 2024
enzootic
enzootic
See also: enzoötic
English
Noun
enzootic (plural enzootics)
- (epidemiology) a disease which is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season or climate.
Adjective
enzootic (comparative more enzootic, superlative most enzootic)
- Like or having to do with an enzootic
- Of a disease, prevalent in a given population or area
- Rabies is enzootic throughout North America.