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syndemics

syndemics is the plural of syndemic.

Meaning of syndemic

Noun

syndemic (plural syndemics)

  1. An aggregation of two or more diseases that interact synergistically within a population.
    • In sum malnutrition, infectious disease, and cognitive impairment constitute a syndemic that is rooted in and perpetuates suboptimal social, political, and economic conditions.2009, Elaine Marie Bennett, Understanding Childhood Malnutrition in a Maya Village in Guatemala, page 11

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Questions about syndemics

What is syndemics the plural of?
Syndemics is the plural of syndemic.

Words near syndemics in the dictionary

  1. syndeformational
  2. syndeglacial
  3. syndemic
  4. syndemically
  5. syndemicity
  6. syndemics
  7. syndepositional
  8. syndepositionally
  9. Synder
  10. Syndercombe
  11. Syndercombes

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