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Epidemic

Epidemic Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Epidemic? [n] a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time [adj] (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Epidemic: epiphytotic \| epizootic \| pandemic \| pestilent \| pestilential \| plaguelike \| plaguey Related Terms \| Find terms related to Epidemic: abounding \| abundant \| affluent \| all-sufficing \| ambulatory plague \| ample \| aplenty \| average \| besetting \| black death \| black plague \| bottomless \| bounteous \| bountiful \| bubonic plague \| catching \| cellulocutaneous plague \| common \| communicable \| compact \| contagious \| copious \| current \| defervescing plague \| diffuse \| dominant \| effuse \| endemic \| epidemial \| epigrammatic \| epiphytotic \| epizootic \| exhaustless \| extravagant \| exuberant \| fat \| fertile \| flush \| full \| galore \| general \| generous \| glandular plague \| growth \| hemorrhagic plague \| in plenty \| in quantity \| inexhaustible \| infectious \| infective \| inoculable \| larval plague \| lavish \| liberal \| luxuriant \| many \| maximal \| meaty \| much \| murrain \| normal \| numerous \| opulent \| ordinary \| outbreak \| overflowing \| pandemia \| pandemic \| pest \| pesthole \| pestiferous \| pestilence \| pestilential \| plague \| plague spot \| plenitudinous \| plenteous \| plentiful \| plenty \| pneumonic plague \| popular \| predominant \| predominating \| premonitory plague \| prevailing \| prevalent \| prodigal \| productive \| profuse \| profusive \| rampant \| rash \| regnant \| reigning \| replete \| rich \| rife \| riotous \| routine \| ruling \| running \| running over \| scourge \| septicemic plague \| siderating plague \| sporadic \| spread \| spreading \| standard \| stereotyped \| superabundant \| taking \| teeming \| tuberculosis \| universal \| upsurge \| usual \| wealthy \| well-found \| well-furnished \| well-provided \| well-stocked \| white plague \| wholesale \| wide-ranging \| widespread \| zymotic See Also \| eruption \| outbreak \| pandemic Epidemic In Webster's Dictionary \Ep`idem"ic\, Epidemical \Ep`idem"ical\, a. [L. epidemus, Gr. ?, ?, among the people, epidemic; ? in + ? people: cf. F. ['e]pid['e]mique. Cf. {Demagogue}.] 1. (Med.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; -- applied to a disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc. See {Endemic}. 2. Spreading widely, or generally prevailing; affecting great numbers, as an epidemic does; as, epidemic rage; an epidemic evil. It was the epidemical sin of the nation. --Bp. Burnet. \Ep`idem"ic\, n. [Cf. {Epidemy}.] 1. (Med.) An epidemic disease. 2. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of terror.

Epidemic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Epidemic?

[n] a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
[adj] (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"

See Also | eruption | outbreak | pandemic

Epidemic In Webster's Dictionary

\Ep`i*dem"ic\, Epidemical \Ep`i*dem"ic*al\, a. [L.
epidemus, Gr. ?, ?, among the people, epidemic; ? in + ?
people: cf. F. ['e]pid['e]mique. Cf. {Demagogue}.]
1. (Med.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large
   number in a community; -- applied to a disease which,
   spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time;
   as, an epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc.
   See {Endemic}.

2. Spreading widely, or generally prevailing; affecting great
   numbers, as an epidemic does; as, epidemic rage; an
   epidemic evil.

         It was the epidemical sin of the nation. --Bp.
                                               Burnet.


\Ep`i*dem"ic\, n. [Cf. {Epidemy}.]
1. (Med.) An epidemic disease.

2. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as
   an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of
   terror.

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