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epidemiology
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
[
èppi dmee ólləjee,
èppi dèmmee ólləjee
]
(
plural
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gies
)
noun
Definition:
1.
study of disease origin and spread:
the scientific and medical study of the causes and transmission of disease within a population
2.
pattern of disease development:
the origin and development characteristics of a specific disease
[
Late 19th century. < Greek
epidēmia
(see
epidemic
)
]
ep·i·de·mi·o·log·ic
[
èppi dmee ə lójjik,
èppi dèmmee ə lójjik
]
adjective
ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal·ly
adverb
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gist
noun
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ep·i·de·mi·o·log·ic [ èppi dmee ə lójjik, èppi dèmmee ə lójjik ] adjectiveep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal·ly adverbep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gist noun
