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pandemic

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pan·dem·ic  (pn-dmk)
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 pandmus, from Greek pandmos, of all the people : pan-, pan- + dmos, people; see d- in Indo-European roots.]

pandemic [pænˈdɛmɪk]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) (of a disease) affecting persons over a wide geographical area; extensively epidemic
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a pandemic disease
[from Late Latin pandēmus, from Greek pandēmos general, from pan- + demos the people]

pandemic  (pn-dmk)
An epidemic that spreads over a very wide area, such as an entire country or continent.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pandemic - an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
epidemic - 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"
Translations
pandemic [pænˈdemɪk]
A. ADJpandémico
B. Npandemia f
pandemic [pænˈdɛmɪk] n [disease] → pandémie f
pandemic
nPandemie f (geh)
adjpandemisch; pandemic diseaseSeuche f
pandemic [pænˈdɛmɪk]
1. n (frm) (Med) → pandemia
2. adj (Med) → pandemico/a

pandemic [pænˈdɛmɪk]
1. n (frm) (Med) → pandemia
2. adj (Med) → pandemico/a


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