ecdemic

American

[ek-dem-ik] / ɛkˈdɛm ɪk /

adjective

Pathology.

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

ecdemic British

/ ɛkˈdɛmɪk /

adjective

not indigenous or endemic; foreign

an ecdemic disease

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Etymology

Origin of ecdemic

ec- + (epi)demic

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