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epidemiology
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy [ èppi dmee 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 dmee 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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