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epidemicity

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ep⋅i⋅dem⋅ic

  [ep-i-dem-ik]
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–adjective
1. Also, ep⋅i⋅dem⋅i⋅cal. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
2. extremely prevalent; widespread.
–noun
3. a temporary prevalence of a disease.
4. a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something: an epidemic of riots.
Origin:
1595–1605; obs. epidem(y) (< LL epidēmia < Gk epidēmía staying in one place, among the people, equiv. to epi- epi- + dêm(os) people of a district + -ia -y 3 ) + -ic

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅dem⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
ep⋅i⋅de⋅mic⋅i⋅ty  [ep-i-duh-mis-i-tee] , noun
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Cultural Dictionary

epidemic

A contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely among the population in an area. Immunization and quarantine are two of the methods used to control an epidemic.

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Word Origin & History

epidemic 
1603, from Fr. épidémique, from épidemié "an epidemic disease," from M.L. epidemia, from Gk. epidemia "prevalence of an epidemic disease" (especially the plague), from epi- "among, upon" + demos "people, district" (see demotic). Epidemiology "the study of epidemics" is from 1873.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2epidemic
Function: noun
1 : an outbreak of epidemic disease
2 : a natural population (as of insects) suddenly andgreatly enlarged

Main Entry: ep·i·de·mic·i·ty
Pronunciation: "ep-&-"dem-'is-&t-E, "ep-&d-&-'mis-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the quality or state of being epidemic; specifically : the relative ability to spread from one host to others <epidemicity oftyphoid bacteria>
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Medical Dictionary

epidemic ep·i·dem·ic (ěp'ĭ-děm'ĭk) or ep·i·dem·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time, as of a disease or illness. n.
An outbreak or unusually high occurrence of a disease or illness in a population or area.

epidemicity ep·i·de·mic·i·ty (ěp'ĭ-də-mĭs'ĭ-tē)
n.
The ability to spread from one host to others; the state of being epidemic.

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Science Dictionary
epidemic   (ěp'ĭ-děm'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
An outbreak of a disease or illness that spreads rapidly among individuals in an area or population at the same time. See also endemic, pandemic.
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