syndemic

词形变化

syndemics 复数 syndemics

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An aggregation of two or more diseases that interact synergistically within a population.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Describing such a situation

词源

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

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