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epidēmos, on, Adi. (επιδημητικά), einheimisch, species luis, Amm. 19, 4, 7.
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
epidēmos, on, Adi. (επιδημητικά), einheimisch, species luis, Amm. 19, 4, 7.
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
epidemic — I. adjective Etymology: French épidémique, from Middle French, from epidemie, noun, epidemic, from Late Latin epidemia, from Greek epidēmia visit, epidemic, from epidēmos visiting, epidemic, from epi + dēmos people more at demagogue Date: 1603 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Эпидемия — I Эпидемия (греч. epidēmos распространенный среди народа) распространение заразной болезни, значительно превышающее уровень заболеваемости, обычно регистрируемый в данной местности, см. Эпидемический процесс. II Эпидемия (epidemia; греч. epidēmia … Медицинская энциклопедия
Epidemic — More than the expected number of cases of disease occurring in a community or region during a given period of time. A sudden severe outbreak within a region or a group as, for example, AIDS in Africa or AIDS in intravenous drug users. By contrast … Medical dictionary
épidémie — [ epidemi ] n. f. • fin XIVe; espydymie fin XIIe; lat. médiév. epidemia, gr. epidêmia, de epidêmos « qui circule dans le pays (dêmos) » 1 ♦ Apparition accidentelle d un grand nombre de cas (d une maladie infectieuse transmissible), ou… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Epidemien — Epidemien sind Krankheiten (insbesondere Infektionskrankheiten), die in Intervallen, das heißt mit zeitlicher, aber auch örtlicher Begrenzung, auftreten und jeweils große Teile der Bevölkerung befallen. Es kann sich dabei um relativ harmlose… … Universal-Lexikon
epidemia — e·pi·de·mì·a s.f. AU 1. vasta e improvvisa diffusione di una malattia infettiva: un epidemia di influenza, debellare l epidemia Sinonimi: contagio. 2. fig., rapida diffusione di un fenomeno, spec. negativo: un epidemia di incidenti, di fallimenti … Dizionario italiano
epidemia — {{hw}}{{epidemia}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 Manifestazione improvvisa di una malattia infettiva che si diffonde rapidamente tra gli individui di una stessa area. 2 (fig., fam.) Fenomeno negativo di larga diffusione. ETIMOLOGIA: dal greco epidemía, da… … Enciclopedia di italiano
epidemic — ep|i|dem|ic [ˌepıˈdemık] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: épidémique, from Greek epidemos visiting ] 1.) a large number of cases of a disease that happen at the same time →↑pandemic ▪ Over 500 people died during last year s flu epidemic.… … Dictionary of contemporary English