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| 1. | [ adjective ] (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously | |
| Examples: | "an epidemic outbreak of influenza" |
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| Related terms: | endemic endemic ecdemic medicine pestilent epizootic pandemic epiphytotic | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine) a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time | |
| Related terms: | outbreak pandemic | |
| Similar spelling: |
Epidendrum |
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