ecdemo-, ecdem-

(Greek: away from home)

ecdemic
1. Relating to a non-localized factor; such as, a disease caused by an imported factor or organism.
2. A reference to a disease brought into a region from some other external area.
3. Relating to a disease which is observed far away from the area in which it originated.
ecdemiomania, ecdemomania, ecdemomonomania
1. A morbid impulse, or obsession, to travel or wander around.
2. A compulsive wandering away from home.
ecdemolagnia
Sexual arousal from traveling or being away from home.

Related "home; house" word units: domo-; eco-; nosto-.