ecdemic

Definitions of ecdemic
  1. adjective
    of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs
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    antonyms:
    epidemic
    (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
    endemic
    of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
    epiphytotic
    (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area
    epizootic
    (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region
    pandemic
    epidemic over a wide geographical area
    pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguey
    likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
    enzootic
    of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases
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