hyperendemic

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adjective

That has a high and continued incidence in an area.

OriginEnglish endemic ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

adjectivehyperendemic (comparative more hyperendemic, superlative most hyperendemic)

comparative more hyperendemic · superlative most hyperendemic

  1. medicineThat has a high and continued incidence in an area.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishendemic
  8. Englishhyperendemic

From hyper- + endemic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hyperendemic

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APA

hyperendemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperendemic

MLA

“hyperendemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperendemic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperendemic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperendemic.

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