ecdemic
[ ek-dem-ik ]
/ ɛkˈdɛm ɪk /
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adjective Pathology.
noting or pertaining to a disease that is observed far from the area in which it originates.
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Origin of ecdemic
Words nearby ecdemic
eccrine poroma, eccrinology, eccrisis, eccritic, eccyesis, ecdemic, ecdysiast, ecdysis, ecdysone, ecesis, Ecevit
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British Dictionary definitions for ecdemic
ecdemic
/ (ɛkˈdɛmɪk) /
adjective
not indigenous or endemic; foreignan ecdemic disease
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Medical definitions for ecdemic
ecdemic
[ ĭk-dĕm′ĭk ]
adj.
Of or being a disease brought into a region from the outside, neither epidemic nor endemic.
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