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epidemiology

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ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy

   [ep-i-dee-mee-ol-uh-jee, -dem-ee-]
–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.
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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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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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Word Origin & History

epidemiology
study of epidemics, 1873, from Gk. epidemios epidemic (see epidemic) + -logy. Related: Epidemiological; epidemiologist.
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Medical Dictionary

ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy definition

Pronunciation: /-jē/
Function: n
pl-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 or absence of a disease or pathogen
ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·calPronunciation: /-ˌdē-mē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl, -ˌdem-ē-/
also ep·i·de·mi·o·log·ic Pronunciation: /-ik/
Function: adj
ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal·lyPronunciation: /-i-k(ə-)lē/
Function: adv
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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.

ep'i·de'mi·ol'o·gist n.

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