Definitions for endemic
ɛnˈdɛm ɪken·dem·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. endemic, endemic diseasenoun

   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

2. endemicadjective

   a plant that is native to a certain limited area

   "it is an endemic found only this island"

3. endemic, endemicaladjective

   of or relating to a 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"

4. endemicadjective

   native to or confined to a certain region

   "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"

5. autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenousadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. endemicnoun

   An individual or species that is endemic to a region.

2. endemicadjective

   Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.

   Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.

3. endemicadjective

   (Especially of plants and animals.) Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places.

   The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers.

4. endemicadjective

   (Especially of diseases.) Prevalent in a particular area or region.

   Malaria is endemic to the tropics.

5. Etymology: From ἐν + δῆμος. Possibly via ἔνδημος and/or French endémique.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. endemic

   Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be endemic to that particular part of the world.An endemic species can be also be referred to as an endemism or in scientific literature as an endemite. For example Cytisus aeolicus is an endemite of the Italian flora. Adzharia renschi was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus.The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range.A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to species (and other taxonomic levels) that are restricted to a defined geographical area. Other terms that sometimes are used interchangeably, but less often, include autochthonal, autochthonic, and indigenous, however these terms do not reflect the status of a species that specifically belongs only to a determined place.

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1. endemic

   Endemic refers to a disease, condition, or characteristic regularly found among a certain population or in a certain area. It can also refer to a species of plant or animal that is native and restricted to a specific geographical region.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Endemicadjective

   alt. of Endemical

2. Endemicnoun

   an endemic disease

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Endemic

   -al, en-dem′ik, -al, Endemial, en-dē′mi-al, adj. peculiar to a people or a district, as a disease.—n. Endem′ic, a disease affecting a number of persons simultaneously, in such manner as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.—adv. Endem′ically.—ns. Endemi′city, state of being endemic; Endemiol′ogy, knowledge of endemic diseases. [Gr. endēmios—en, in, and dēmos, a people, a district.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Endemic

   a term applied to diseases which affect the inhabitants of certain countries and localities, and which arise from strictly local causes, e.g. neighbouring swamps, bad sanitation, impure water, climate, &c.

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1. Endemic

   Endemic vs. Epidemic -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Endemic and Epidemic.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Endemic

   occurring normally where found: native, not introduced.

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1. • Disease
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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of endemic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of endemic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of endemic in a Sentence

1. William Schaffner:

   These data... give us some expectation, assuming that this protection lasts for a while, that we can continue to plan about moving from the pandemic phase to the endemic phase, these data undoubtedly played a substantial role in the CDCs decision to revise its masking recommendations.

2. Zsuzsanna Jakab:

   Until malaria is eradicated globally, people traveling to and from malaria-endemic countries can import the disease to Europe, and we have to keep up the good work to prevent its reintroduction.

3. Ahmed Najeeb:

   It has always been foreign scientists who have described species found in the Maldives without much involvement from local scientists, even those that are endemic to the Maldives, this time it is different and getting to be part of something for the first time has been really exciting, especially having the opportunity to work alongside top ichthyologists on such an elegant and beautiful species.

4. Paul Hunter:

   Even though case numbers are rising quite rapidly at present, possibly as a consequence of celebrations around the Euros [ soccer tournament ], I still think it would be safer to lift restrictions now than in the autumn. The disease burden associated with a larger peak during the summer would likely be less than one during the winter, of course we have seen new issues appear during the course of this epidemic and so no one can be certain of the challenges over coming months, but we will eventually come into an equilibrium with this virus as we have with all the other endemic respiratory infections.

5. Simon Brooker:

   We can look at the shrinking of the map, regions that were endemic (for disease) are no longer endemic ... but what India is seeing is more and more hotspots of transmission.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=endemic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Endemic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endemic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endemic
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=endemic
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Endemic
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=endemic