Epidemic
noun,ɛpɪ'dɛmɪk
Adjective
(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”
Noun
a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
Type of:OutbreakIrruptionEruption
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Similar Words
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- Plaguey
- Epiphytotic
- Epizootic
- Pandemic
- Pestiferous
- Pestilent