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Definition of pandemicity - 4 dictionary results

pan⋅dem⋅ic

  [pan-dem-ik]
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–adjective
1. (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
2. general; universal: pandemic fear of atomic war.
–noun
3. a pandemic disease.
Origin:
1660–70; < LL pandēm(us) < Gk pándēmos common, public (pan- pan- + dêm(os) the people + -os adj. suffix) + -ic

Related forms:
pan⋅de⋅mi⋅a  [pan-dee-mee-uh] , noun
pan⋅de⋅mic⋅i⋅ty  [pan-duh-mis-i-tee] , noun
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2pandemic
Function: noun
: a pandemic outbreak of a disease
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pandemic pan·dem·ic (pān-děm'ĭk)
adj.
Epidemic over a wide geographic area. n.
A pandemic disease.

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pandemic   (pān-děm'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
An epidemic that spreads over a very wide area, such as an entire country or continent.
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