epidemiology

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɛp.ɪ.diːm.iː.ɒl.ə.dʒi/
• (America) IPA: /ˌɛp.ɪˌdi.miˈɒl.ə.dʒi/, /ˌɛp.ɪˌdɛm.iˈɒl.ə.dʒi/

Noun

epidemiology (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• epidemic

Translations

• French: épidémiologie
• German: Epidemiologie
• Italian: epidemiologia
• Portuguese: epidemiologia
• Russian: эпидемиоло́гия
• Spanish: epidemiología

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