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EPIDEMIC DISEASE

\ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk dɪzˈiːz], \ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk dɪzˈiːz], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_d_ˈɛ_m_ɪ_k d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\

Definitions of EPIDEMIC DISEASE

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

See under epidemic.
Same as epidemic, 3d def. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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