epidemiology

[ ep-i-dee-mee-ol-uh-jee, -dem-ee- ]
/ ˌɛp ɪˌdi miˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˌdɛm i- /

noun

the study, assessment, and analysis of public health concerns in a given population; the tracking of patterns and effects of diseases, environmental toxins, natural disasters, violence, terrorist attacks, etc.: Without the profiles gleaned through epidemiology, our health agencies would be at a terrible loss when something like COVID-19 emerges.

Origin of epidemiology

First recorded in 1870–75; epidemi(c) + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM epidemiology

ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal [ep-i-dee-mee-uh-loj-i-kuhl, -dem-ee-] /ˌɛp ɪˌdi mi əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, -ˌdɛm i-/, adjective ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby epidemiology

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Example sentences from the Web for epidemiological

British Dictionary definitions for epidemiological

epidemiology
/ (ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of epidemiology

epidemiological (ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective epidemiologically, adverb epidemiologist, noun

Medical definitions for epidemiological

epidemiology
[ ĕp′ĭ-dē′mē-ŏl′ə-jē, -dĕm′ē- ]

n.

The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.

Other words from epidemiology

ep′i•de′mi•ol′o•gist n.

Scientific definitions for epidemiological

epidemiology
[ ĕp′ĭ-dē′mē-ŏl′ə-jē ]

The scientific study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.