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ecdemic

American  
[ek-dem-ik] / ɛkˈdɛm ɪk /

adjective

Pathology.

  1. noting or pertaining to a disease that is observed far from the area in which it originates.

ecdemic British  
/ ɛkˈdɛmɪk /

adjective

  1. not indigenous or endemic; foreign

    an ecdemic disease

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Etymology

Origin of ecdemic

ec- + (epi)demic

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