ecdemic

[ ek-dem-ik ]

adjective

, Pathology.

1. noting or pertaining to a disease that is observed far from the area in which it originates.

ecdemic

/ ɛkˈdɛmɪk /

adjective

1. not indigenous or endemic; foreign

   an ecdemic disease

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecdemic¹

ec- + (epi)demic