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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

In Cordoba Province in Argentina, however, chronic arsenic poisoning, accompanied by arsenical skin cancers, is endemic because of the contamination of drinking water derived from rock formations containing arsenic.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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