epidemicity

noun

ep·i·de·mic·i·ty | \ ˌep-ə-ˌdem-ˈis-ət-ē

, ˌep-əd-ə-ˈmis-

plural epidemicities

Medical Definition of epidemicity

: the quality or state of being epidemic specifically : the relative ability to spread from one host to others the epidemicity of typhoid bacteria

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“Epidemicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/epidemicity. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.

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