SINCE 1828
epidemicity
noun
ep·i·de·mic·i·ty
| \ ˌep-ə-ˌdem-ˈis-ət-ē
, ˌep-əd-ə-ˈmis-
\
, 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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