English Explanatory Dictionary

syndemic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aggregation of two or more diseases that interact synergistically within a population.
adj
  1. Describing such a situation

Word forms

syndemic syndemics

Etymology

Coined by Merrill Singer in the mid-1990s. Blend of synergy + demic (“of a population”). Compare epidemic (literally “upon the people”).

Derived words

syndemically
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