epizootiology

noun

epi·​zo·​ot·​i·​ol·​o·​gy ˌe-pə-zə-ˌwä-tē-ˈä-lə-jē 

-zō-ˌä-

1

: the sum of the factors controlling the occurrence of a disease or pathogen of animals

2

: a science that deals with the character, ecology, and causes of outbreaks of animal diseases

epizootiological

ˌe-pə-zə-ˌwä-tē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

-zō-ˌä-

adjective

or less commonly epizootiologic

ˌe-pə-zə-ˌwä-tē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

-zō-ˌä-

Word History

Etymology

epizoot(ic) + -iology (in epidemiology)

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

epizootiology

noun

epi·​zo·​ot·​i·​ol·​o·​gy ˌep-ə-zə-ˌwät-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē 

variants also epizootology

-ˌzō-ə-ˈtäl-ə-jē 

plural epizootiologies

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

epizootiological

-zə-ˌwōt-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl  -ˌwät- 

adjective

also epizootiologic

-ik