quademic
quademic noun: a concurrent surge in cases of four different diseases or pathologies.
Noun
quademic (plural quademics)
- A concurrent surge in cases of four different diseases or pathologies.
- With behavioral health issues being added to flu, COVID and RSV, the “tridemic” is now seen as a “quademic” in Rhode Island.2022 November 18, “Tridemic now a Quademic – RI Health officials respond to hospital ER crisis”, in RINewsToday, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2025
- The hospital industry’s decades-long campaign to increase profits and revenues without regard for patient care has resulted in a decreased number of inpatient beds, especially pediatric beds, and a nation-wide staffing crisis. The result is the current quad-demic surge.2022 December 11, “Quad-demic: RSV, Influenza, Covid-19, and Crisis Standards of Care”, in National Nurses United, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2022
Forms of quademic
| plural | quademics |
|---|---|
| alternative form | quaddemic |
| alternative form | quad-demic |
Origin of quademic
Blend of quad- + pandemic, an allusion to the earlier COVID-19 pandemic.
Questions about quademic
- What does quademic mean?
- Quademic means a concurrent surge in cases of four different diseases or pathologies.
- What part of speech is quademic?
- Quademic is a noun.
- What is the plural of quademic?
- The plural of quademic is quademics.
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