Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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endemic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
epidemic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
endemic (noun) | epidemic (noun) |
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a plant or animal that is native to a certain limited area | a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time |
a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location |
endemic (adjective) | epidemic (adjective) |
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of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality | (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously |
native to or confined to a certain region | |
originating where it is found |