What does enzootic mean?

Definitions for enzootic
ˌɛn zoʊˈɒt ɪken·zoot·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. enzooticadjective

    of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases

Wiktionary

  1. enzooticnoun

    In epidemiology an occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at the frequency expected in a given time period.

  2. enzooticadjective

    Like or having to do with an enzootic

  3. enzooticadjective

    Of a disease, prevalent in a given population or area

    Rabies is enzootic throughout North America.

Wikipedia

  1. Enzootic

    Enzootic is the non-human equivalent of endemic and means, in a broad sense, "belonging to" or "native to", "characteristic of", or "prevalent in" a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; native to an area or scope.

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  1. enzootic

    Enzootic refers to a disease that is constantly present in an animal population, typically within a specific geographic area, but affects a relatively small number of animals at any one time. It's similar to the term 'endemic' in human populations. It's important in studying diseases which can also affect humans (zoonoses).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Enzooticadjective

    afflicting animals; -- used of a disease affecting the animals of a district. It corresponds to an endemic disease among men

  2. Etymology: [Gr. 'en in + zw^,on an animal: cf. F. enzotique.]

Wikidata

  1. Enzootic

    Enzootic is the non-human equivalent of endemic and means, in a broad sense, "belonging to" or "native to", "characteristic of", or "prevalent in" a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; native to an area or scope. It also has two specific meanings: ⁕an organism being "enzootic" means native to a place or a specific fauna ⁕in epizoology, an infection is said to be "enzootic" in a population when the infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Enzootic

    en-zō-ot′ik, adj. endemic among animals in a particular district.—n. a disease of this character.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of enzootic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of enzootic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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