endemic disease

/ɛnˌdɛmɪk dəˌziz/
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Other forms: endemic diseases

Definitions of endemic disease
  1. 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
    synonyms: endemic
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    type of:
    disease
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
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