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Definition of Epizootic

1. Adjective. (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region. "An epizootic disease"

Definition of Epizootic

1. Noun. (context: epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period. Compare '''''epidemic'''''. ¹

2. Noun. A particular epizootic (epizootically-occurring) disease. ¹

3. Noun. (context: dialectal humorous often plural) A disease or ailment. ¹

4. Adjective. (context: epidemiology) Like or having to do with an ''epizootic'': epidemic among animals. ¹

5. Adjective. (context: geology rare) Containing fossils. ¹

6. Noun. (alternative spelling of epizootic) ¹

7. Adjective. (alternative spelling of epizootic) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Epizootic

1. a disease affecting a large number of animals at the same time within a particular region [n -S]

Medical Definition of Epizootic

1. Veterinary equivalent of an epidemic. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epizootic

Literary usage of Epizootic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Special pathology and therapeutics of the diseases of domestic animals v. 2 by Ferenc Hutyra (1913)
"Sometimes change of location brings about a disappearance of the epizootic. Complications which may come on require proper special treatment. ..."

2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1905)
"A recent epizootic among horses in Maryland, resulting in the death of a great many animals after a very brief illness, has led to the post-mortem ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1904)
"A Treatise on epizootic Lymphangitis. By Captain lV. A. Pallin, FRCVS, Army Veterinary Department. Williams & Norgate, London, 1904. ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1832)
"London Medical Gazette, Dec. 24/A, 1831. 33. On the epizootic ... was the scene of an epizootic disease, of which domestic poultry were the only victims. ..."

5. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1907)
"The case shows the possibility of primary epizootic lymphangitis of the nasal fossa: and of the sinuses. The skin showed no disease. ..."

6. Veterinary medicine and surgery in diseases and injuries of the horse by F. O. Kirby, William Henry Kelly (1883)
"Influenza is an epizootic febrile disease, accompanied by loss of appetite ... Influenza generally prevails as an epizootic, and is considered by some to be ..."

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