en·dem·ic

(ĕn-dĕm′ĭk)

adj.

1. Prevalent in a particular locality, region, or population: endemic diseases of the tropics.

2. Native only to a particular locality or region: endemic birds.

3. Common in or inherent to an enterprise or situation: "All the difficulties endemic to historical research become more acute in the case of war" (Constantine Pleshakov).

1. An organism that is native only to a particular locality or region.

2. A disease that is prevalent in a particular locality, region, or population.

[From Greek endēmos, native, endemic : en-, in; see en-² + dēmos, people; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]

en·dem′i·cal·ly adv.

en·dem′ism n.

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endemic

(ɛnˈdɛmɪk)

adj

present within a localized area or peculiar to persons in such an area

(Biology) an endemic disease or plant

[C18: from New Latin endēmicus, from Greek endēmos native, from en-² + dēmos the people]

enˈdemically adv

ˈendemism, ˌendeˈmicity n

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en•dem•ic

(ɛnˈdɛm ɪk)

adj. Also, en•dem′i•cal.

1. natural to or characteristic of a particular place, people, etc.: an endemic disease; endemic unemployment.

2. belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place: a species of bat endemic to Mexico.

3. an endemic organism or disease.

[1655–65; < New Latin endēmicus= Greek éndēm(os) endemic (en- en-² + -demos, adj. derivative of dêmos people) + Latin -icus -ic]

en•dem′i•cal•ly, adv.

en′de•mism (-dəˌmɪz əm) n.

en·dem·ic

(ĕn-dĕm′ĭk)

1. Found in or confined to a particular location, region, or people. Malaria, for example, is endemic to tropical regions.

2. Ecology Native to a particular region or environment and not occurring naturally anywhere else. The giant sequoia is endemic to California. Compare alien, indigenous.

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, better known as the flu, 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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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 endemic disease
	2.	endemic - a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island" plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
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" endemical 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" autochthonal, autochthonic, indigenous, autochthonous native - characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"

endemic

adjective widespread, common, sweeping, extensive, prevalent, rife, pervasive Polio was then endemic among children of my age.

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endemic

adjective

Existing, born, or produced in a land or region:

aboriginal, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous, native.

Translations

مُسْتَوْطِن

endemisk

endemisch heimisch

endémico

endeeminenkotoperäinen

endémique

endémiásendemikus

landlægur

endemico

endeminis

endēmisks, vietējs

endemisch inboorling inheems soort

endemisk knyttet til et bestemt område

endemia endêmico

эндемик эндемический

endemický

endemikyerel yöresel

地方性的

endemic

[enˈdemɪk] ADJ → endémico

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endemic

[ɛnˈdɛmɪk] adj

(MEDICINE) [illness] → endémique

[racism, poverty, corruption, problem] → endémique
to be endemic to sth → être endémique de qch, être endémique dans qch

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endemic

adj (lit, fig) → endemisch; endemic to → endemisch in (dat); petty embezzling seems to be endemic here → kleine Unterschlagungen scheinen hier eine Krankheit zu sein

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endemic

[ɛnˈdɛmɪk] adj → endemico/a

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endemic

(enˈdemik) adjective

(of a disease etc) regularly found in people or a district owing to local conditions. Malaria is endemic in/to certain tropical countries.

en·dem·ic

a. endémico-a, rel. a una enfermedad que permanece por un tiempo indefinido en una comunidad o región;

___ area → área ___;

___ disease → enfermedad ___;

___ relapsing fever → fiebre recurrente ___.

endemic

adj endémico

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Raoul, therefore, had, in compliance with the wish of his father, served obstinately and passively the fortunes of Louis XIV., in spite of the tergiversations which were endemic, and, it might be said, inevitable, at that period.

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And something did, for the next summer was made memorable by the prevalence of a mysterious disease--epidemic, endemic, or the Lord knows what, though the physicians didn't--which carried away a full half of the population.

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Sclater, informs me that this is the case with the Strix punctatissima and Pyrocephalus nanus; and probably with the Otus Galapagoensis and Zenaida Galapagoensis: so that the number of endemic birds is reduced to twenty-three, or probably to twenty-one.

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“He has no business in this quarter, unless it be curiosity, which is an endemic in these woods.

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If we turn to nature to test the truth of these remarks, and look at any small isolated area, such as an oceanic island, although the total number of the species inhabiting it, will be found to be small, as we shall see in our chapter on geographical distribution; yet of these species a very large proportion are endemic,--that is, have been produced there, and nowhere else.

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As part of the description of each species Correll and Correll (1982) indicated if a species is considered by them to be endemic. All total they identified 114 seed plant species as endemic to the archipelago, ft is noteworthy, that this figure refers to those species for which these authors were certain of their status as Bahamian endemics.

Endemic seed plants in the Bahamian Archipelago

Some other genera of Collembola known to contain short range endemics are Nasosminthurus Stach (Bourletiellidae), Epimetrura Schott (Entomobryidae) and Folsomotoma Bagnall (Isotomidae).

The rare collembolan genus, Temeritas (Symphypleona: Sminthuridae), in southern Australia: systematics, distribution and conservation status

With a 5[degrees]C rise, "there's pretty much no range left of anything among the endemics," says Williams.

Mountain creatures prove extra-vulnerable

Animal endemics were not used to define the hotspots, but the authors surveyed endemic fauna to determine the degree of overlap between plant and animal diversity, and to aid comparison of the hotspots themselves.

Setting priorities for conservation

Serpentines support a distinctive flora because of an extremely high [Mg.sup.++]: [Ca.sup.++] ratio, which excludes many or most species from the surrounding community, and which has led to the evolution of many soil endemics (Kruckeberg 1984, Brooks 1987).

Local and regional diversity in a patchy landscape: native, alien, and endemic herbs on serpentine

Besides, there were 22 amphibians, nine of them declared endemic. Total 198 fresh water fish species existed in the country and 29 of them endemics.

Stemming biodiversity loss vital to poverty reduction:Secretary Climate

Their preliminary data indicate that there are circa 11,200 native plant species on the islands, approximately of which 8,000 of them are endemics. The Asteraceae have around 775 native species (~7% of the native flora), and over 590 of them are endemic to the region (~7% of the endemic flora).

Caribbean Island asteraceae: systematics, molecules, and conservation on a biodiversity hotspot