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Pronunciation: en-dem′ik
Definition: Denoting a temporal pattern of disease occurrence in a population in which the disease occurs with predictable regularity with only relatively minor fluctations in its frequency over time.
Synonym(s): enzootic
[G. endēmos, native, fr. en, in, + dēmos, the people]
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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