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epidemiologic

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ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy   (ěp'ĭ-dē'mē-ŏl'ə-jē, -děm'ē-)   
n.  The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.

[Medieval Latin epidēmia, an epidemic; see epidemic + -logy.]
ep'i·de'mi·o·log'ic (-ə-lŏj'ĭk), ep'i·de'mi·o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., ep'i·de'mi·o·log'i·cal·ly adv., ep'i·de'mi·ol'o·gist n.
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epidemiologic

adjective
of or relating to epidemiology; "epidemiological studies" 
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