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endemic

Syllabification: (en·dem·ic)
Pronunciation: /enˈdemik/
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Definition of endemic

adjective

  • 1(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area:areas where malaria is endemic complacency is endemic in industry today
  • [attributive] denoting an area in which a particular disease is regularly found.
  • 2(of a plant or animal) native or restricted to a certain country or area:a marsupial endemic to northeastern Australia

noun

  • an endemic plant or animal.

Derivatives

endemically

Pronunciation: /-(ə)lē/
adverb

endemicity

Pronunciation: /ˌendəˈmisitē/
noun

endemism

Pronunciation: /ˈendəˌmizəm/
noun
endemic (sense 2 of the adjective).

Origin:

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

On the difference between endemic, epidemic, and pandemic, see epidemic (usage).

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