en·dem·ic ( n-dm  k)adj. 1. Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people: diseases endemic to the tropics. See Synonyms at native. 2. Ecology Native to or confined to a certain region. n. Ecology An endemic plant or animal. [From Greek end  mos, native, endemic : en-, in; see en-2 + dmos, people; see d - in Indo-European roots.]en·dem i·cal·ly adv.en·dem ism n. |
endemic [ɛnˈdɛmɪk]
adj also endemial [ɛnˈdɛmɪəl], endemical
present within a localized area or peculiar to persons in such an area
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) an endemic disease or plant
[from New Latin endēmicus, from Greek endēmos native, from en-2 + dēmos the people]
endemically adv
endemism , endemicity n
| endemic (n-dmk) 1. 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. See also epidemicpandemic 2. Native to a specific region or environment and not occurring naturally anywhere else. The giant sequoia is endemic to the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada. Compare alienindigenous Usage A disease that occurs regularly in a particular area, as malaria does in many tropical countries, is said to be endemic. The word endemic, built from the prefix en-, "in or within," and the Greek word demos, "people," means "within the people (of a region)." A disease that affects many more people than usual in a particular area or that spreads into regions in which it does not usually occur is said to be epidemic. This word, built from the prefix epi-, meaning "upon," and demos, means "upon the people." In order for a disease to become epidemic it must be highly contagious, that is, easily spread through a population. Influenza has been the cause of many epidemics throughout history. Epidemics of waterborne diseases such as cholera often occur after natural disasters such as earthquakes and severe storms that disrupt or destroy sanitation systems and supplies of fresh water. |
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| Noun | 1. | endemic - a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
| 2. | endemic - a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island" | |
| Adj. | 1. | endemic - 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" ecdemic - of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs epidemic - (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza" |
| 2. | endemic - native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species" bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment cosmopolitan, widely distributed - growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" | |
| 3. | endemic - originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan" native - characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad" |
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Translations
endemic
endemic [ɛnˈdɛmɪk] adj → endemico/a
endemic [ɛnˈdɛmɪk] adj → endemico/a
endemic [ɛnˈdɛmɪk] adj → endemico/a
adj endemic [enˈdemik]
(of a disease etc) regularly found in people or a district owing to local conditions Malaria is endemic in/to certain tropical countries. endemies مُسْتَوْطِن ендемичен endemický endemisk heimisch ενδημικός endémico endeemiline بومی kotoperäinen endémique מַחָלָה נְפוֹצָה विशेष क्षेत्री, स्थानिक endemski endemikus, endémiás (betegség) mewabah landlægur endemico 風土性の 풍토성인 vietinis, endeminis (par slimību) endēmisks, vietējs endemik endemisch knyttet til et bestemt område, endemisk endemiczny endémico endemic эндемический endemický endemičen endemski endemisk, inhemsk เฉพาะพื้นที่ yerel, yöresel (疾病等)地方性的 ендемічний; місцевий کسے خاص طبقے یا علاقے میں پایا جانے والا bệnh địa phương （疾病等）地方性的
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