browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
endemical |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Endemic \En*de"mic\, Endemical \En*de"mic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, ?; ? + ? the people: cf F. end['e]mique.] (Med.) Peculiar to a district or particular locality, or class of persons; as an endemic disease. Note: An endemic disease is one which is constantly present to a greater or less degree in any place as distinguished from an epidemic disease, which prevails widely at some one time, or periodically, and from a sporadic disease, of which a few instances occur now and then.
This work is licensed under a
