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# Title Terms Date
1H1N1by walter0114 termsOctober 29, 2009
2Flu pandemicby kelci12 termsOctober 22, 2008
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pandemic definitions
# Definition Sets
1an epidemic that is geographically widespread41 sets
2widespread30 sets
3widespread; affecting the majority of people; n: pandemic disease; cf. all people27 sets
4disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population.26 sets
5general; widespread18 sets
6disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population16 sets
7widespread, general16 sets
8widespread; general16 sets
9n. general, widespread, oft. of disease14 sets
10an outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide.12 sets
11spread throughout a wide geographic area; worldwide11 sets
12large epidemic11 sets
13relating to all people10 sets
14an outbreak of disease that spreads world-wide.10 sets
15adj. affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease.9 sets
16spread throughout a population8 sets
17an outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide8 sets
18general, widespread, oft. of disease8 sets
19widespread; in medicine this refers to a disease prevalent throughout a region7 sets
20occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting a large portion of the population7 sets
21an epidemic occurring over a wide area, and affecting a large proportion of then population7 sets
22having an effect on a large area or region6 sets
23(adj.) widespread; general.6 sets
24epidemic over a wide geographical area6 sets
25affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease.6 sets
26affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease6 sets
27widespread disease5 sets
28prevalent throughout a large area5 sets
29widespread; affecting the majority of people5 sets
30describes an epidemic that has spread to include several large areas worldwide5 sets
31a disease affecting all people throughout an entire country4 sets
32widespread epidemic4 sets
33adj. spread throughout a wide geographic area; worldwide4 sets
34spread over a whole area or country4 sets
35worldwide epidemic4 sets
36spread of disease across a large area, country, continent, or the entire world4 sets
37describes a prevelance (very common)4 sets
38a widespread epidemic of disease4 sets
39global epidemic4 sets
40affecting a whole people or a number of countries.4 sets