Medical Dictionary
hyperendemic
adj hy·per·en·dem·ic \-en-ˈdem-ik, -in-\
Medical Definition of HYPERENDEMIC
1
: exhibiting a high and continued incidence—used chiefly of human diseases <hyperendemic malaria>
2
: marked by hyperendemic disease—used of geographic areas <a hyperendemic focus of plague>
—hy·per·en·de·mic·i·ty \-ˌen-ˌdem-ˈis-ət-ē, -də-ˈmis-\ noun, plural hy·per·en·de·mic·i·ties
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