ENDEMIC


Meaning of ENDEMIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ endemɪk ]

1.

If a disease or illness is endemic in a place, it is frequently found among the people who live there. ( TECHNICAL )

Polio was then endemic among children my age.

ADJ

2.

If you say that a condition or problem is endemic , you mean that it is very common and strong, and cannot be dealt with easily. ( WRITTEN )

Street crime is virtually endemic in large cities.

...powerful radicals with an endemic hatred and fear of the West.

ADJ

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