n.
Pronunciation: z ō - ' ä-n ə -s ə s, ˌ z ō - ə - ' n ō -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -no · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from zo- + Greek nosos disease
Date: 1876
: a disease communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions
– zoo · not · ic \ ˌ z ō - ə - ' nä-tik \ adjective