syndemic
syndemic · syndemics
sindemia
syndémie
sindemia
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.
Translations
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1 sensesAn aggregation of two or more diseases that interact synergistically within a population.
Origin
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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