Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quademic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: qua-dem-ic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A concurrent surge in cases of four different diseases or pathologies.

Informal

Example Sentences

"With behavioral health issues being added to flu, COVID and RSV, the “tridemic” is now seen as a “quademic” in Rhode Island."
"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."
"Four viruses are currently circulating in the United States, together earning the name "quad-demic.""
"A nationwide surge in flu, COVID-19, RSV and norovirus infections is fueling concerns of a possible virus "quademic." Or is it just winter?"

Etymology

Blend of quad- + pandemic, an allusion to the earlier COVID-19 pandemic.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

quademics (plural) quaddemic (alternative) quad-demic (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

tripledemic twindemic

Questions

What does quademic mean?: A concurrent surge in cases of four different diseases or pathologies.
Where does quademic come from?: Blend of quad- + pandemic, an allusion to the earlier COVID-19 pandemic.

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