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pandemic
pan·dem·ic P0040100 (păn-dĕm′ĭk)adj.1. Widespread; general.2. Medicine Epidemic over a wide geographic area and affecting a large proportion of the population: pandemic influenza.n. A pandemic disease.
[From Late Latin pandēmus, from Greek pandēmos, of all the people : pan-, pan- + dēmos, people; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]pandemic (pænˈdɛmɪk) adj (Pathology) (of a disease) affecting persons over a wide geographical area; extensively epidemicn (Pathology) a pandemic disease[C17: from Late Latin pandēmus, from Greek pandēmos general, from pan- + demos the people]pan•dem•ic (pænˈdɛm ɪk)
adj. 1. (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area. n. 2. a pandemic disease. [1660–70; < Late Latin pandēm(us) (< Greek pándēmos common, public =pan- pan- + -démos, adj. derivative of démos people) + -ic] pan·dem·ic (păn-dĕm′ĭk) An epidemic that spreads over a very wide area, such as a whole country or continent.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pandemic - an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the worldepidemic - a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time | | Adj. | 1. | pandemic - epidemic over a wide geographical area; "a pandemic outbreak of malaria"epidemic - (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" | | 2. | pandemic - existing everywhere; "pandemic fear of nuclear war"general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" |
pandemicadjectiveSo pervasive and all-inclusive as to exist in or affect the whole world:catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, global, planetary, universal, worldwide.Translations
pandemic
pandemic (of a disease) affecting persons over a wide geographical area; extensively epidemic Pandemic an epidemic marked by the spread of an infectious disease over an entire country, to neighboring countries, and sometimes to many other countries as well. Among diseases that may be pandemic are cholera and influenza. pandemic[pan′dem·ik] (medicine) Epidemic occurring over a widespread geographic area. pandemic
pandemic [pan-dem´ik] 1. a widespread epidemic of a disease.2. widely epidemic.pan·dem·ic (pan-dem'ik), Denoting a disease affecting or attacking the population of an extensive region, country, continent, global; extensively epidemic. [pan- + G. dēmos, the people] pandemic (păn-dĕm′ĭk)adj.1. Widespread; general.2. Medicine Epidemic over a wide geographic area and affecting a large proportion of the population: pandemic influenza.n. A pandemic disease.pan·dem·ic (pan-dem'ik) Denoting a disease affecting or attacking the population of an extensive region, country, continent; extensively epidemic. [pan- + G. dēmos, the people]pandemic A world-wide EPIDEMIC.pandemic (of a disease such as malaria) occurring over a wide geographical area.PandemicA widespread epidemic that affects whole countries or the entire world. There have been seven cholera pandemics since 1817.Mentioned in: Cholera, Influenza, Plaguepan·dem·ic (pan-dem'ik) Denoting a disease affecting or attacking the population of an extensive region, country, continent; extensively epidemic. [pan- + G. dēmos, the people]pandemic
Related to pandemic: pandemic diseaseSynonyms for pandemicadj so pervasive and all-inclusive as to exist in or affect the whole worldSynonyms- catholic
- cosmic
- cosmopolitan
- ecumenical
- global
- planetary
- universal
- worldwide
Words related to pandemicnoun an epidemic that is geographically widespreadRelated Wordsadj epidemic over a wide geographical areaRelated Wordsadj existing everywhereRelated Words |