endemic

noun

1. a plant that is native to a certain limited area

e.g. it is an endemic found only this island

2. 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

Synonym: endemic disease

adj

1. originating where it is found

e.g. the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
endemic folkways
the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan

Synonym: autochthonalautochthonicautochthonousindigenous

2. native to or confined to a certain region

e.g. the islands have a number of interesting endemic species

3. of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality

e.g. diseases endemic to the tropics
endemic malaria
food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world

Synonym: endemical

1. （疾病）地方性的，流行的
If a disease or illness is endemic in a place, it is frequently found among the people who live there.

e.g. Polio was then endemic among children my age.
那时小儿麻痹症在我这个年纪的孩子中很常见。

2. (情况、问题)常见的,流行的
If you say that a condition or problem is endemic, you mean that it is very common and strong, and cannot be dealt with easily.

e.g. Street crime is virtually endemic in large cities.
街头犯罪近乎是大城市的通病。
e.g. ...powerful radicals with an endemic hatred and fear of the West.
普遍仇恨又惧怕西方世界的势力强大的激进分子

1. endemic

1. 地方病：至于犬心丝虫是否已成为地方病(endemic),端赖下述三要件是否齐备. (1)保虫者(reservoir of infection):意指携带犬幼丝状虫(Microfilaria)者;犬心丝虫症(heartworm disease)临床症状影响程度依是否出现临床症状有所不同,

2. endemic的翻译

2. 地方性的：拿DAVIS的话来说,行政裁量就如光谱一般,一端是理想状态的规则,一端是理想状态的裁量,而一般的行政裁量处于两者之间,同时行政裁量是地方性的(endemic).

3. 特有种：小叶鱼藤为台湾特有种(Endemic)植物,目前台湾仅产於佳乐水(Chialoshui)一带,数量极为稀少!在国内属严重濒临绝灭之物种之一!与老茎藤同属的蝶形花冠,唯一不同的是叶子不同,鱼藤的小叶较多,约9~13枚,叶背被绒毛;老荆藤小叶较少,

4. 地方性：根据地理分布可分为地方性(endemic)和散发性(sporadic)两种. 地方性甲状腺肿以远离海岸的内陆山区和半山区多见,人群中约有10%以上的人患有该病,其发病人数是散发性的10倍以上. 地方性甲状腺肿的主要病因是缺碘,由于饮水及土壤中缺碘,