pandemic
/pænˈdɛmɪk/
a disease prevalent over a whole country or the world
pandemic in a sentence
“The pandemic spread across continents within months.”
Origin of pandemic
Greek pandemos pertaining to all people from pan- all + demos people
Related Words
etiology
the cause or origin of a disease or condition
prognosis
the likely course or outcome of a disease or situation
pseudoscience
a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method
quantitative
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something
hypothesis
a proposed explanation based on limited evidence as a starting point for investigation
empirical
based on observation or experience rather than theory or logic