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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 widespread40 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.25 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; general15 sets
9n. general, widespread, oft. of disease12 sets
10an outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide.12 sets
11large epidemic11 sets
12an outbreak of disease that spreads world-wide.10 sets
13spread throughout a wide geographic area; worldwide10 sets
14adj. affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease.9 sets
15an outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide8 sets
16general, widespread, oft. of disease8 sets
17spread throughout a population8 sets
18an epidemic occurring over a wide area, and affecting a large proportion of then population7 sets
19occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting a large portion of the population7 sets
20widespread; in medicine this refers to a disease prevalent throughout a region7 sets
21affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease6 sets
22having an effect on a large area or region6 sets
23affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease.6 sets
24(adj.) widespread; general.6 sets
25widespread; affecting the majority of people5 sets
26widespread disease5 sets
27epidemic over a wide geographical area5 sets
28prevalent throughout a large area5 sets
29relating to all people5 sets
30describes an epidemic that has spread to include several large areas worldwide5 sets
31spread of disease across a large area, country, continent, or the entire world4 sets
32a disease affecting all people throughout an entire country4 sets
33(of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.4 sets
34worldwide epidemic4 sets
35affecting a whole people or a number of countries.4 sets
36describes a prevelance (very common)4 sets
37a disease affecting a large population over a wide geographic area4 sets
38occuring over a wide geographic area and affecting a large portion of the population4 sets
39a widespread epidemic of disease4 sets
40spread over a whole area or country4 sets