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endemic 1

adjectivedomain: all adj

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

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

Synonyms

endemical 1

Antonym

epidemic 1

adjective

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

ecdemic 1

adjective

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

Similar_to

enzootic 1

adjective

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

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