sporadic disease — (spo rad ik) A disease that occurs occasionally and at random intervals in a population … Dictionary of microbiology
Sporadic — Spo*rad ic ( r[a^]d [i^]k), a. [Gr. ? scattered, fr. ?, ?, scattered, fr. ? to sow seed, to scatter like seed: cf. F. sporadique. See {Spore}.] Occurring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind, or in scattered instances; separate;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sporadic — spo|rad|ic [ spə rædık ] adjective 1. ) not regular or frequent: The explosions were only sporadic now. sporadic showers 2. ) MEDICAL a sporadic disease appears in separate areas of a country or region with no clear connection between the cases ╾ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sporadic — UK [spəˈrædɪk] / US adjective 1) not regular or frequent The explosions were only sporadic now. sporadic showers 2) medical a sporadic disease appears in separate areas of a country or region with no clear connection between the cases Derived… … English dictionary
sporadic — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin sporadicus, from Greek sporadikos, from sporadēn here and there, from sporad , sporas scattered; akin to Greek speirein to sow more at sperm Date: circa 1689 occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sporadic — Occurring upon occasion or in a scattered, isolated or seemingly random way. A disorder that is sporadic is by definition neither an endemic, an epidemic, nor a pandemic: {{}}An endemic is present in a community at all times but in low frequency … Medical dictionary
Sporadic cholera — Cholera Chol er*a, n. [L., a bilious disease. See {Choler}.] (Med.) One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called Asiatic cholera. [1913 Webster] {Asiatic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… … Universalium
sporadic — /spəˈrædɪk / (say spuh radik) adjective 1. appearing or happening at intervals in time; occasional: only sporadic interest in the new website. 2. appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease: sporadic outbreaks. 3. occurring singly …
sporadic — Of a tumour or genetic disease, a novel occurrence without any previous family history of the disease (cf. inherited). Examples of diseases with both sporadic and inherited forms: retinoblastoma, Wilms&’ tumour … Dictionary of molecular biology
