English-Italian translations for endemic

• endemico
  Eppure si tratta di un problema endemico nei paesi estremamente poveri. Yet this problem is endemic in extremely poor countries.
  È un turismo automatico, endemico, che non può avere necessità di ulteriori investimenti. It is an automatic, endemic tourism, which can have no need for extra investment.
  Questo è un chiaro esempio dell'endemico disprezzo che quest'Assemblea nutre nei confronti dei cittadini. This is a clear example of the contempt for the citizens that is endemic in this Parliament.
• endemia
  La situazione nell'Unione non può essere paragonata all'endemia di afta epizootica in Sud America o altrove. The situation in the EU cannot be compared with the endemic FMD situation in South America or elsewhere.

Definition of endemic

• Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs
• Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places
• Prevalent in a particular area or region
• An individual or species that is endemic to a region
• A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities

Examples

• The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers.
• Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.
• Malaria is endemic to the tropics.

Related words

• endemicity
• endemic infection
• endemic disease