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epidemiology
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun epidemiology has 1 sense
- epidemiology(n = noun.cognition) - the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease; is a kind of medical specialty, medicine
Derived forms adjective epidemiologic1, adjective epidemiological1, noun epidemiologist1
CIDE DICTIONARY
epidemiology, n. [Epidemy + -logy.].
That branch of medicine which studies the incidence and distribution of disease in a population, and uses such information to find the causes, modes of transmission, and methods for control of disease. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
epidemiology, n. the study of the incidence and distribution of diseases, and of their control and prevention.
Derivative
epidemiological adj. epidemiologist n.
THESAURUS
epidemiology
aerial infection, airborne infection, carrier, communicability, contagion, contagiousness, contamination, cryptogenic infection, direct infection, droplet infection, dust infection, hand infection, health physics, hygiene, hygienics, indirect infection, infection, infectiousness, mental hygiene, phytogenic infection, preventive dentistry, preventive medicine, primary infection, prophylactic psychology, prophylactodontia, prophylaxis, public health, pyogenic infection, sanitation, secondary infection, subclinical infection, taint, vector, virus, waterborne infection, zoogenic infection
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