Endemic

[en'demɪk] or [ɛn'dɛmɪk]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a plant that is native to a certain limited area; 'it is an endemic found only this island'.

(noun.) 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.

(adj.) native to or confined to a certain region; 'the islands have a number of interesting endemic species' .

(adj.) of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; 'diseases endemic to the tropics'; 'endemic malaria'; 'food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world' .

巴雷特校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Alt. of Endemical

(n.) An endemic disease.

錄入:凯思琳

同義詞及近義詞：

a. (Med.) Of a particular district.

n. (Med.) Endemical disease.

校對:马奇

解釋/意思:

Endemial en-dē′mi-al adj. peculiar to a people or a district as a disease.—n. Endem′ic a disease affecting a number of persons simultaneously in such manner as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.—adv. Endem′ically.—ns. Endemi′city state of being endemic; Endemiol′ogy knowledge of endemic diseases.

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