ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy ( p  -d m- l  -j, -dm-)n. The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations. [Medieval Latin epid mia, an epidemic; see epidemic + -logy.]ep i·demi·o·logic (--ljk), epi·demi·o·logi·cal (--kl) adj.ep i·demi·o·logi·cal·ly adv.ep i·demi·olo·gist n. |
epidemiology [ep-pid-deem-ee-ol-a-jee]
Noun
the branch of medical science concerned with the occurrence and control of diseases in populations
epidemiologist n
| epidemiology (p-dm-l-j) The scientific study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations. |
epidemiology
1. the study of the relationships of the various factors determining the frequency and distribution of diseases in a human community.
2. the field of medicine that attempts to determine the exact causes of localized outbreaks of disease. — epidemiologist, n. — epidemiologie, epidemiological, adj.
See also: Medical Specialties
2. the field of medicine that attempts to determine the exact causes of localized outbreaks of disease. — epidemiologist, n. — epidemiologie, epidemiological, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | epidemiology - the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques index case - the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study prevalence - (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population |
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