Endemic

(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' .

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