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loimic

loimic adjective: of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders.

Adjective

loimic (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders.
    • The title of this translation (περὶ λοιµικῆς) and its preface prove that the Small-pox had been known to the antient Greeks under the name of Loimiké (the loimic or pestilential disease) and even divided into two distinct species. (pp. 20, 21.)1821, Robert Willan, edited by Ashby Smith, Miscellaneous Works, T. Cadell, page 12
    • Galen has not left us any distinct history of Loimic diseases; but there are numerous scattered observations in his works respecting them—[…]1823, The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science, volume 3, Burgess and Hill, page 44

Origin of loimic

From Ancient Greek λοιμός (loimós) + -ic.

Words formed from loimic

Questions about loimic

What does loimic mean?
Loimic means of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders.
What part of speech is loimic?
Loimic is an adjective.

Words near loimic in the dictionary

  1. Loikaw
  2. loike
  3. loiked
  4. loikes
  5. loiking
  6. loimic
  7. loimography
  8. loimology
  9. loin
  10. loin cloth
  11. loin eye

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