"superspreading" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superspreading.wav
Etymology: From super- + spreading. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|spreading}} super- + spreading Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} superspreading (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, epidemiology) The spreading of an infection to many other people from a single individual. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Epidemiology, Medicine
    Sense id: en-superspreading-en-noun-SEqvjNAX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences
  2. Synonym of superwetting Tags: uncountable Synonyms: superwetting [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-superspreading-en-noun-wkswMBfI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: superspread, superspreader Coordinate_terms: supercontacting, supershedding
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