ETYM Greek; endo in + demos people: cf. French endémique.
1. (Ecology) Native to or confined to a certain region.
2. (Of disease or anything resembling a disease) Constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality.
3. Native; indigenous; generally present in a particular place or class.
Mesni, domaći, zavičajni; med. koji snalazi jedan narod ili jednu oblast (za bolesti). (grč.)
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.
Of a disease, more or less prevalent in a given region or country all the time. It refers most often to tropical diseases, such as malaria, which are hard to eradicate.
Domaća, lokalna (ili mesna) bolest, tj. ona koja naročito vlada u nekom mestu ili u nekoj oblasti i koja obično dolazi od vazduha, načina ishrane i životnih prilika uopšte (npr. povratna groznica u močvarnim krajevima, gušavost u brdskim predelima, azijska kolera u Indiji itd.); supr. epidemija. (grč.)