ECDEMIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does ecdemic mean? • ECDEMIC (adjective)
The adjective ECDEMIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs
Familiarity information: ECDEMIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ECDEMIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs
Antonym:
endemic (of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality)
epidemic ((especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously)
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