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   En·dem·ic

   /enˈdemik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a disease) regularly occurring within an area or community. "areas where malaria is endemic"
   • ▪ denoting an area in which a particular disease is regularly found: "the persistence of infection on pastures in endemic areas"
   • ▪ (of something bad) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area: "complacency is endemic in industry today"
   • 2. (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place: "a marsupial endemic to northeastern Australia"

   noun

   • 1. an endemic plant or animal: "there are three types of island endemics"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (as a noun): from French endémique or modern Latin endemicus, from Greek endēmios ‘native’ (based on dēmos ‘people’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. endemically adverb
   • 2. endemicity noun

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   Endemic means belonging or native to a particular people, country, or region, or characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment. It also refers to a disease or outbreak of disease that is typically present in a particular region or population.

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   noun. Relating to a disease or pathogen that is found in or confined to a particular location, region, or people. Malaria, for example, is endemic to tropical regions. Native to a specific region or environment and not occurring naturally anywhere else.

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   Endemic means especially of a disease or a condition, regularly found and very common among a particular group or in a particular area. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from various sources.

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   Endemic means especially of a disease or a condition, regularly found and very common among a particular group or in a particular area. Learn more about the usage, synonyms, antonyms, and translations of endemic with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality. “diseases endemic to the tropics”. “ endemic malaria”. “food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world”. synonyms: endemical. enzootic.

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   Endemic means regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of. Learn how to use this word with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and collocations.

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   Endemic means growing or existing in a certain place or region, or common in a particular area or field. Learn how to use this adjective with examples and synonyms from Britannica Dictionary.