anthroponosis

English

Etymology

From anthropo- +‎ Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) (compare also nosology); the surface analysis is almost, although not quite, anthropo- +‎ -osis; compare also zoonosis.

Noun

anthroponosis (plural anthroponoses)

1. (medicine) Any disease that is spread from humans to animals.

Hyponyms

• amphixenosis

Derived terms

• zooanthroponosis

 

Translations

disease spread from humans to animals

• Portuguese: antroponose f

See also

• anthropozoonosis
• zoonosis