syndemic
Describing such a situationDescribing such a situation
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Describing such a situation
Translations
2 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”).
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsyndemically
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