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endemic

English

  1. 🔊 native to or confined to a certain region
    “the islands have a number of interesting endemic species”
  2. 🔊 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”
  3. 🔊 originating where it is found
    “the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo”
  4. 🔊 a plant that is native to a certain limited area
    “it is an endemic found only this island”
  5. 🔊 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

Spanish

  1. 🔊 endémico endemic

Similar words

endemic disease autochthonal autochthonic autochthonous indigenous endemical 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