ecdemic
/ɛkˈdɛmɪk/
adjective
- Relating to a disease that originates outside a particular region and is brought in from elsewhere.
- Health officials prepared for an ecdemic illness that had never been seen in the country before.
- Because the infection was ecdemic, local doctors had to learn new treatment protocols.
- The ecdemic outbreak of the virus was traced to travelers returning from overseas.
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