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ENDEMIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plant that is native to a certain limited area
Example:
it is an endemic found only this island
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("endemic" is a kind of...):
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("endemic" is a kind of...):
disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Originating where it is found
Example:
the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
Synonyms:
autochthonal; autochthonic; autochthonous; endemic; indigenous
Classified under:
Similar:
native (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Native to or confined to a certain region
Example:
the islands have a number of interesting endemic species
Classified under:
Domain category:
bionomics; ecology; environmental science (the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)
Antonym:
cosmopolitan (growing or occurring in many parts of the world)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
Example:
food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world
Synonyms:
endemic; endemical
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
enzootic (of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases)
Antonym:
ecdemic (of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs)
epidemic ((especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously)
Context examples:
Malaria is endemic in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Oceania, and certain Caribbean islands.
(Malaria, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Late yaws is the tertiary, non-contagious stage of yaws, endemic tropical treponemal nonvenereal infection.
(Late Yaws, NCI Thesaurus)
A total 2,607 rare, endemic, or threatened animal species were surveyed in Bahia, out of which 331 have been listed for protection in various threat categories—vulnerable (140); endangered (131); critically endangered (54) and regionally extinct (5).
(Over 300 animal species threatened in Bahia, Agência Brasil)
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma is endemic in several regions of the world, in particular Japan, the Caribbean, and parts of Central Africa.
(adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
That's why we are here talking about endemic disease control, systematic monitoring policies, and so on.
(Aedes mosquitoes almost impossible to eradicate, says Brazilian researcher, Agência Brasil)
It is endemic in Africa and parts of the Middle East, and affects the urinary tract.
(Bladder Schistosomiasis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Tasmanian devils are marsupial carnivores endemic to the Australian island of Tasmania.
(Human anti-cancer drugs could help treat transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils, University of Cambridge)
C. psittaci is pathogenic, being the causative agent of endemic avian chlamydiosis and epizootic infection in mammals.
(Chlamydophila psittaci, NCI Thesaurus)
In Lake Victoria, for example, decreased water clarity has affected the reproduction of endemic cichlid fish, leading to the disappearance of dozens of species.
(Ancient lakes: eyes into the past, and the future, National Science Foundation)
The serological bodily fluid tests that already existed were developed by multinationals and had been tested in areas that were not endemic to dengue, giving cross results.
(New blood test to detect Zika approved in Brazil, SciDev.Net)
