syndemic
syndemic · syndemics
An aggregation of two or more diseases that interact synergistically within a populationAn aggregation of two or more diseases that interact synergistically within a population.
Meaning
1 sensesAn aggregation of two or more diseases that interact synergistically within a population.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Coined by Merrill Singer in the mid-1990s. Blend of synergy + demic (“of a population”). CCoined by Merrill Singer in the mid-1990s. Blend of synergy + demic (“of a population”). Compare epidemic (literally “upon the people”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source