epidemiology

[ ep-i-dee-mee-ol-uh-jee, -dem-ee- ]

/ ˌɛp ɪˌdi miˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˌdɛm i- /

noun

the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and with detection of the source and cause of epidemics of infectious disease.

Nearby words

epidemic pleurodynia virus, epidemic polyarthritis, epidemic roseola, epidemic typhus, epidemicity, epidemiological, epidemy, epidendrum, epidermal cyst, epidermal ridge, epidermalization

Origin of epidemiology

First recorded in 1870–75; epidemi(c) + -o- + -logy

Related formsep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal

[ep-i-dee-mee-uh-loj-i-kuh l, -dem-ee-] /ˌɛp ɪˌdi mi əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, -ˌdɛm i-/, adjectiveep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gist, noun

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Examples from the Web for epidemiological

The sorry truth is that epidemiological studies rarely offer much good individual advice.
In Defense of My Drinking Habit|Laura Fraser|March 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Epidemiological studies have recently been reported from Arizona and Connecticut.
Contagious Abortion of Cows|Ward J. MacNeal
It is not only epidemiological science that tells us this, but also common sense—est modus in rebus.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
The real difference is epidemiological, cholera nostras having no epidemic significance.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various

The rumour of London fevers seems to have reached Barker, who kept an epidemiological record at Coleshill.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
On epidemiological grounds the insects most open to suspicion are the lice, bed-bugs and fleas.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for epidemiological

epidemiology

/ (ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of medical science concerned with the occurrence, transmission, and control of epidemic diseases

Derived Formsepidemiological (ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveepidemiologically, adverbepidemiologist, noun

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Word Origin and History for epidemiological

epidemiology

"study of epidemics," 1873, from Greek epidemios "epidemic" (see epidemic) + -logy. Related: Epidemiological; epidemiologist.

Medicine definitions for epidemiological

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.

Related formsep′i•de′mi•ol′o•gist n.

Science definitions for epidemiological

epidemiology

[ ĕp′ĭ-dē′mē-ŏl′ə-jē ]

The scientific study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.