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epidemical a. 传染性的;流行性的 传染性的;流行性的 Epidemic \ Ep` i* dem" ic\, Epidemical \ Ep` i* dem" ic* al\, a. [ L. epidemus, Gr. ?, ?, among the people, epidemic; ? in ? people: cf. F. [' e] pid[' e] mique. Cf. { Demagogue}.] 1. ( Med.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; -- applied to a disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc. See { Endemic}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Spreading widely, or generally prevailing; affecting great numbers, as an epidemic does; as, epidemic rage; an epidemic evil. [ 1913 Webster] It was the epidemical sin of the nation. -- Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster]
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