epidemic
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(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" |
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Antonyms: endemic |
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(noun) a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time |
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Related Words: outbreak, pandemic |
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