In epidemics epi- stands for /about the people/ Epidemy of a particular portion (area) of people. But to understand "EPI" well read the following:
epi [-dē′mē·ol′əjē]
Greek Word, epi(means around, on, for, over, about) + demos (means people), logos (means science)
Epidemilogy :The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.
Importance of 'epi' here is Around the people, For the people, about the people
The word 'epidemic' is a noun and an adjective. There is no verb form of the word epidemic.
EPI can stand for different things depending on the context. It can stand for "Environmental Performance Index," which is a method of quantifying and numerically marking the environmental performance of a state's policies. It can also stand for "Expanded Program on Immunization," which is a global initiative aimed at increasing access to vaccines for preventable diseases.
Epidemic, epidermis, epigramme, eoigraph, elileptic, epilogue, episode, epistle, epithet, epitome, epistolary, epicurian
upon, on
Epicenter, epidural, epilation, and epinephrine are all words that start with the prefix epi-.
The prefix in the word "seizure" is "seiz-".
dermis, from the latin word "derma" meaning skin, is the root word epi is the prefix meaning "on"
epidemic comes from the Greek word επιδημία (epidimia) which can be loosely translated "on the people".
Epitaph, epicenter, epidemic, epidemiology Several meanings: On, above and in addition (online dictionary) Note the directional reference. Greek origin-near, upon
Preventing an epidemic from going pandemic is crucial to order in the city.
If that disease is not contained and stopped, it could become an epidemic.
When the scale of the epidemic was understood, the town was sealed off.