epidemiological

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.

Main Entry: ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: -jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
1 : a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
2 : the sum of the factors controlling the presence orabsence of a disease or pathogen —ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal /-"dE-mE-&-'läj-i-k&l, -"dem-E-/ also ep·i·de·mi·o·log·ic /-ik/ adjective —ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

epidemiology 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.

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ep'i·de'mi·ol'o·gist n.

epidemiology   (ěp'ĭ-dē'mē-ŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key  The scientific study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.