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from The Century Dictionary.
- Originating from without; not endemic: said of diseases.
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- adjective medicine Originating from outside the area in which it occurs.
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- adjective of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs
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sionnach commented on the word ecdemic
of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs; the antonym for endemic, I suppose
February 24, 2007