1. (Med.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; — applied to a
disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an epidemic disease; an
epidemic catarrh, fever, etc. See Endemic.
2. Spreading widely, or generally prevailing; affecting great numbers, as an epidemic does; as, epidemic
rage; an epidemic evil.
It was the epidemical sin of the nation.
Bp. Burnet. Epidemic
(Ep`i*dem"ic) n. [Cf. Epidemy.]
1. (Med.) An epidemic disease.
2. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an
epidemic of terror.
Epidemically
(Ep`i*dem"ic*al*ly), adv. In an epidemic manner.
Epidemiography
(Ep`i*de`mi*og"ra*phy) n. [Epidemy + -graphy.] (Med.) A treatise upon, or history of,
epidemic diseases.
Epidemiological
(Ep`i*de`mi*o*log"ic*al) a. Connected with, or pertaining to, epidemiology.
Epidemiologist
(Ep`i*de`mi*ol"o*gist) n. A person skilled in epidemiology.
Epidemiology
(Ep`i*de`mi*ol"o*gy) n. [Epidemy + -logy.] (Med.) That branch of science which treats of
epidemics.
Epidemy
(Ep"i*dem`y) n. [Gr. fr. : cf. F. épidémie. See Epidemic.] (Med.) An epidemic disease. Dunglison.
Epiderm
(Ep"i*derm) n. [Cf. F. épiderme. See Epidermis.] (Anat.) The epidermis.
Epidermal
(Ep`i*der"mal) a. Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular.
Epidermatic
(Ep`i*der*mat"ic) a. Epidermal. [R.]
Epidermatoid
(Ep`i*der"ma*toid) a. [Gr. 'epi` upon + de`rma, -atos, skin + -oid. Cf. Epidermoid.]
(Anat.) Epidermoid. Owen.
Epidermeous
(Ep`i*der"me*ous) a. Epidermal. [R.]
Epidermic
(Ep`i*der"mic) a. [Cf. F. épidermique.] Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark.
Epidermic administration of medicine (Med.), the application of medicine to the skin by friction.
Epidermical
(Ep`i*der"mic*al) a. Epidermal. [R.]
Epidermidal
(Ep`i*der"mi*dal) a. Epidermal. [R.]
Epidermis
(Ep`i*der"mis) n. [L., fr. Gr. over + skin, fr. to skin. See Tear, v. t.]
1. (Anat.) The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis.
2. (Bot.) The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface
of stems, when they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is lost, and never replaced.
Epidermoid
(Ep`i*der"moid) a. [Cf. F. épidermoïde.] (Anat.) Like epidermis; pertaining to the epidermis.
