endemic

== English == === Alternative forms === endemick (obsolete) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) +‎ -ic. Possibly via Ancient Greek ἔνδημος (éndēmos, “among one's people, at home, native”) and/or French endémique. By surface analysis, en- +‎ demic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/, (less common) /ɪnˈdɛm.ɪk/ Rhymes: -ɛmɪk === Adjective === endemic (not comparable) Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs. (especially of plants and animals) Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places. (especially of diseases) Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population. Coordinate terms: (humans) epidemic, pandemic, (nonhuman animals) enzootic, epizootic, panzootic; (plants) enphytotic, epiphytotic, panphytotic 1998, Gillian Catriona Ramchand, Deconstructing the Lexicon, in Miriam Butt and Wilhelm Geuder, eds. “The Projection of Arguments” ==== Usage notes ==== An endemic disease is one which is constantly present in a given area, though usually at low levels, whereas an epidemic is widespread and has a high incidence. A sporadic disease occurs now and then at low levels. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:endemic. ==== Synonyms ==== (native to a particular area): native (peculiar to a particular area): indigenous, precinctive ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “native to a particular area”): alien, alien, introduced (antonym(s) of “localized”): systemic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === endemic (plural endemics) An individual or species that is endemic to a region. A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities. Coordinate terms: (humans) epidemic, pandemic, (nonhuman animals) enzootic, epizootic, panzootic; (plants) enphytotic, epiphytotic ==== Translations ==== === References === == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French endémique. By surface analysis, endemie +‎ -ic. === Adjective === endemic m or n (feminine singular endemică, masculine plural endemici, feminine/neuter plural endemice) endemic ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== endemicitate