ecdemic

An obsolete adjective meaning 'brought into a country from abroad; introduced from outside.' It was historically used in medical contexts to describe diseases imported from other regions.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant « introduit dans un pays depuis l'étranger ; importé de l'extérieur ». Historiquement utilisé dans un contexte médical pour décrire des maladies apportées d'autres régions.

1. Originating from outside C2 formal medical

   Relating to a disease that originates outside the local area where it occurs.

   • The outbreak was ecdemic, traced back to a traveler from another continent.
   • Ecdemic diseases pose unique challenges for local healthcare systems.
   • Researchers studied the ecdemic nature of the virus to understand its spread.

   🇫🇷écdémique (d'origine externe)

   Synonymes: alienexoticforeignimported

   Antonymes: endemicindigenousnative

• more ecdemic comparative form
• most ecdemic superlative form