Term: zoopathy (n)
Literally meaning: “animal friend”
Origin: Anc Greek
ζώον/zoon=a live thing, animal ⇒ζωή/zoi(=life)
+(–πάθεια)/patheia (-pathy, suffix denoting “suffering”) > πάθος( masculine gender) / pathos (=passion, sorrow, strong emotion) πάσχω/pascho(=to be affected by, to suffer).
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Definition
Zoophathy is the study of animal diseases.
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