ep·i·zo·ot·i·ol·o·gy ( p  -z - t -l  -j)n. 1. The science dealing with the character, ecology, and causes of diseases in animals, especially epizootic diseases. 2. The sum of the factors controlling the presence of a disease in an animal population. |
epizootiology
with reference to animal diseases is the rarely used, etymologically proper, equivalent of epidemiology.
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