hyperendemic

adjective

hy·​per·​en·​dem·​ic ˌhī-pər-en-ˈde-mik 

-in-

1

: exhibiting a high and continued incidence

hyperendemic malaria

2

: marked by hyperendemic disease

a hyperendemic area of tuberculosis

hyperendemicity

ˌhī-pər-ˌen-ˌde-ˈmi-sə-tē 

-də-ˈmi-

noun

a region of hyperendemicity for dengue

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Medical Definition

hyperendemic

adjective

hy·​per·​en·​dem·​ic -en-ˈdem-ik, -in- 

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

hyperendemicity

-ˌen-ˌdem-ˈis-ət-ē, -də-ˈmis- 

noun

plural hyperendemicities