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endemic
1. (of a disease) regularly occurring within an area or community
“areas where malaria is endemic”
2. denoting an area in which a particular disease is regularly found
“the persistence of infection on pastures in endemic areas”
3. (of something bad) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area
“complacency is endemic in industry today”
adjective
/ɛnˈdɛmɪk/
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