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Definition of 'epidemiology'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) epidemiology
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.

2. epidemiology
the factors contributing to the presence or absence of a disease.

Etymology: (1870–75)

Definition of 'epidemiology'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) epidemiology
the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

Definition of 'epidemiology'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) epidemiology
that branch of science which treats of epidemics

Definition of 'epidemiology'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. epidemiology
Field of medicine concerned with the determination of causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks affecting human populations. It includes the interrelationships of host, agent, and environment as related to the distribution and control of disease.

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