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
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, nounWords nearby epidemiology
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British Dictionary definitions for epidemiology
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, nounMedical definitions for epidemiology
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 epidemiology
epidemiology
[ ĕp′ĭ-dē′mē-ŏl′ə-jē ]
The scientific study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.