endemic
US: /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/
UK: /ɛndˈɛmɪk/
UK: /ɛndˈɛmɪk/
English Vietnamese dictionary
endemic /en'demik/
- tính từ
- (sinh vật học) đặc hữu (loài sinh vật...)
- (y học) địa phương (bệnh)
- danh từ
- (y học) bệnh địa phương
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
~ (in / to ...) regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of: Malaria is endemic in many hot countries. + Corruption is endemic in the system. + an attitude endemic among senior members of the profession + species endemic to (= only found in) Madagascar + the endemic problem of racism
Compare: PANDEMIC
Concise English dictionary
endemicsen'demɪk
noun
+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
+a plant that is native to a certain limited area
adj.
+of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
+native to or confined to a certain region
+originating where it is found
