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ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy

(ĕp′ĭ-dē′mē-ŏl′ə-jē, -dĕm′ē-)

The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.

[Medieval Latin epidēmia, an epidemic; see epidemic + -logy.]

ep′i·de′mi·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), ep′i·de′mi·o·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

ep′i·de′mi·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

ep′i·de′mi·ol′o·gist n.

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epidemiological - of or relating to epidemiology; "epidemiological studies"

epidemiologic

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épidémiologique

epidemiological

adj → epidemiologisch

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