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endemic

[en-dem-ik] / ɛnˈdɛm ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
(especially diseases) common in or exclusive to an area
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What Huberman’s worldview proposes is that motivated people can take small actions to relieve themselves of these endemic problems of middle age.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

Anthrax is endemic to Zambia but human deaths are not common.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

The deer also reduce habitat and food sources for native birds and mammals, like the endemic Catalina Island fox, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Treponematosis refers to a group of diseases that includes syphilis, yaws and endemic syphilis.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

There were two or three varieties, but each subtype was markedly distinct, and each was endemic to one particular island.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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