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Epidemiology

/ˈɛp.ɪ.diːm.iː.ɒl.ə.dʒi/

The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.

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📖 Definitions of "Epidemiology"

noun

1
The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
2
The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Epidemiology"

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Word	Definition
pandemicnoun	(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.
epidemicnoun	A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
diseasenoun	(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
epinoun	(medical jargon) epinephrine
updatenoun	A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
epidemics	a peer-reviewed academic journal of epidemics.
epizootiologynoun	The study of the dynamics and epidemiology of animal diseases
public-health	—
epidemiographynoun	The scientific description of epidemic diseases.
epidemologynoun	Misspelling of epidemiology. [(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.]
vectorologynoun	The study of epidemiological vectors
ecoepidemiologynoun	The study of ecological effects on health
epidemiographernoun	One who studies epidemiography.
epidemiographistnoun	One who studies epidemiography.
endemiologynoun	The scientific study of endemic conditions.
macroepidemiologynoun	Large-scale (typically international) epidemiology
pathocenosisnoun	(pathology, ecology) The study of disease in societies
epizoologynoun	epizootiology
pathobiologynoun	(medicine) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease).
geoepidemiologynoun	global-scale epidemiology