epidemiological

[ep-i-dee-mee-ol-uh-jee, -dem-ee-]

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noun

the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and with detection of the source and cause of epidemics of infectious disease.

Origin:
1870–75; epidemi(c) + -o- + -logy

Related forms

ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal

[ep-i-dee-mee-uh-loj-i-kuhl, -dem-ee-] , adjective

ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gist, noun

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epidemiology (ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

—n
	the branch of medical science concerned with the occurrence, transmission, and control of epidemic diseases

epidemiological

—*adj*

epidemio'logically

—*adv*

epidemi'ologist

—n

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