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epizootic(dictionary)
epizootic(medicine)
Epizootic(health)
epizootic cellulitis(medicine)
epizootic lymphangitis(medicine)
epizootic bovine abortion(medicine)
haemorrhagic disease virus, epizootic(medicine)
epizootic haemorrhagic disease of deer(medicine)
epizootic haemorrhagic disease of deer virus(medicine)

anaesthetic vapor (medicine) and epizootic (iou)


anaesthetic vapor (medicine)


anaesthetic vapor


The gaseous phase of a liquid anaesthetic with sufficient partial pressure at room temperature to produce General anaesthesia when inhaled.


epizootic (iou)



epizootic adjective & noun. L18.
[French epizootique, from epizootie, formed as EPI- + Greek zoion animal: see -OTIC.]
A. adjective. Of an animal disease: normally absent or infrequent in a population but liable to periods of greatly increased frequency; temporarily widespread. L18.
b. noun. A temporary but widespread outbreak of a particular disease among animals; an epizootic disease. M19.
,epizootio'logic,
,epizootio'logical, ,epizooto'logic adjectives of or pertaining to epizootiology M20.
,epizooti'ology, ,epizoo'tology noun the branch of science that deals with the incidence and transmission of disease in animal populations, esp. with a view to controlling them; the aspects of an animal disease to do with its incidence and transmission: M20.
epi'zooty noun = EPIZOOTIC noun L18.