epidemiology
The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses,…The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
» She decided to study epidemiology, in the hopes of preventing a zombie apocalypse!
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
Epidemiologie
эпидемиоло́гияepidemiológija
епідеміоло́гіяepidemiolóhija
the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
(uncountable, usually)The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing.
Examples
2 sentencesShe decided to study epidemiology, in the hopes of preventing a zombie apocalypse!
The study describing how coffee consumption can reduce the risk of oral / pharyngeal cancer is published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin epidemia + -logy. See epidemic for more.From Late Latin epidemia + -logy. See epidemic for more.
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Forms
plural: epidemiologies| Singular | epidemiology |
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uncountable
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable