adj
Meaning 1
Describing such a situation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
syndemic
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rhymes with -ɛmɪk
noun
Meaning 2
An aggregation of two or more diseases that interact synergistically within a population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Coined by Merrill Singer in the mid-1990s. Blend of synergy + demic (“of a population”). Compare epidemic (literally “upon the people”).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: sindèmic — Translations
- French: syndémique — Translations
- Spanish: sindémico — Translations
- Catalan: sindèmia — aggregation of two or more diseases
- French: syndémie — aggregation of two or more diseases
- Portuguese: sindemia — aggregation of two or more diseases
- Spanish: sindemia — aggregation of two or more diseases