endemic

adjective

/enˈdem.ɪk/

Definition

› especially of a disease or a condition, regularly found and very common among a particular group or in a particular area: Malaria is endemic in many of the hotter regions of the world. The disease is endemic among British sheep/to many British flocks. There is endemic racism/poverty/violence in many of the country's cities.Disease and illness - general words

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