Endemic
Related Definitions
[n] 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
[adj] 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"
[adj] (ecology) native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"
[adj] (of 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"
Related Terms
abnormality, aboriginal, acute disease, affection, affliction, ailment, allergic disease, allergy, atrophy, autochthonous, bacterial disease, birth defect, blight, cardiovascular disease, catching, chronic disease, circulatory disease, communicable, compl