Occurring in or affecting wild animals. [L. silva, woods]
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syl·vat·ic sil-'vat-ik adj occurring in, affecting, or transmitted by wild animals <\sylvatic diseases> <\sylvatic yellow fever>
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syl·vat·ic (sil-vatґik) sylvan; pertaining to, located in, or living in the woods. See under plague.Medical dictionary. 2011.