Endemic+disease
11endemic — en•dem•ic [[t]ɛnˈdɛm ɪk[/t]] adj. Also, en•dem′i•cal. 1) cvb natural to or characteristic of a particular place, people, etc.: an endemic disease; endemic unemployment[/ex] 2) belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place: a species of… …
12endemic — /ɛnˈdɛmɪk / (say en demik) adjective 1. Also, endemical. peculiar to a particular people or locality. 2. Biology (followed by to) (of a plant or animal) native to a country or a locality, though possibly also found elsewhere, having been moved… …
13endemic — I. adjective Etymology: French endémique, from endémie endemic disease, from Greek endēmia action of dwelling, from endēmos endemic, from en in + dēmos people, populace more at demagogue Date: 1759 1. a. belonging or native to a particular people …
14endemic — endemically, adv. endemism /en deuh miz euhm/, endemicity /en deuh mis i tee/, n. /en dem ik/, adj. Also, endemical. 1. natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous: endemic folkways; countries where high… …
15endemic — en|dem|ic [enˈdemık, ın ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: endémique, from Greek endemia living in a particular place ] an endemic disease or problem is always present in a particular place, or among a particular group of people →↑epidemic …
16endemic — adjective an endemic disease is always present in a particular place, or among a particular group of people: Violent crime is now endemic in parts of Chicago. compare pandemic …
17endemic index — the percentage of persons in any locality affected with an endemic disease …
18endemic — I. a.; (also endemical) (Med.) Of a particular district. II. n. (Med.) Endemic disease …
19endemic — adj. & n. adj. regularly or only found among a particular people or in a certain region. n. an endemic disease or plant. Derivatives: endemically adv. endemicity n. endemism n. Etymology: F endeacutemique or mod.L endemicus f. Gk endemos native… …
20Endemic — Endemic, in a broad sense, can mean belonging or native to , characteristic of , or prevalent in a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; native to an area or scope. It also has two specific meanings:* Endemism, an organism… …
