enzootic
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GC: adj, n

S: FAO – http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0756e/t0756e05.htm (last access: 3 September 2014); http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0083_article (last acces: 3 September 2014); http://health.mo.gov/training/epi/Enzootic.html (last access: 3 September 2014).

N: 1. enzootic (adj): Late 19th century: from en- ‘within’ + Greek zōion ‘animal’ + -ic.
2. Endemic in animals. An enzootic disease is constantly present in an animal population, but usually only affects a small number of animals at any one time.
3. enzootic (adj): of animal diseases: peculiar to or constantly present in a locality; enzootic (noun).
Origin of ENZOOTIC: en- + epizootic. First Known Use: 1882.

S: 1. OD – http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/fr/definition/anglais/enzootic (last access: 2 June 2016). http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=26698 (last access: 3 September 2014). 3. MW – http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enzootic (last access: 3 September 2014).

SYN: enzootic disease

S: http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0756e/T0756E05.htm (last access: 22 April 2013); EncBrit.

CR: endemic disease, epidemic, epizootic, pandemic.