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twindemic

noun

Etymology

Blend of twin + pandemic.

  1. derived from *deh₂-✻ — “to divide, share”
  2. derived from *peh₂-✻ — “to protect, shepherd”
  3. derived from πάνδημος — “of or belonging to all the people, public”
  4. compounded as twindemic — “twin + pandemic”

Definitions

  1. Two pandemics happening simultaneously, such as flu and COVID-19.

    • Tonight it is being called a potential ‘twindemic’, the flu season and COVID coinciding this fall with deadly results.
    • This further exacerbated the diagnostic challenge posed by undifferentiated febrile illness during a “twindemic” of both COVID-19 and dengue, as both illnesses could potentially present with febrile syndromes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA