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endemic 1

adjectivedomain: all adj

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

English

Definition

of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality

Examples

1.endemic malaria
2.diseases endemic to the tropics
3.food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world

Synonyms

endemical 1
of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality

Antonym

adjective

English

(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

adjective

English

of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs

Similar_to

adjective

English

of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases

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