epidemiology
noun
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
| \ ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ˈä-lə-jē
, -ˌde-mē-\
, -ˌde-mē-\
Definition of epidemiology
1
: a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
2
: the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen
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Other Words from epidemiology
epidemiological
\ ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
, -ˌde-mē- \
or less commonly epidemiologic \ ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ə-ˈlä-jik
, -ˌde-mē- \
adjective
, -ˌde-mē- \
or less commonly epidemiologic \ ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ə-ˈlä-jik
, -ˌde-mē- \
adjective
epidemiologically
\ ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē
, -ˌde-mē- \
adverb
, -ˌde-mē- \
adverb
epidemiologist
\ ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ˈä-lə-jist
, -ˌde-mē- \
noun
, -ˌde-mē- \
noun
Examples of epidemiology in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
That's the question Tara C. Smith, professor of epidemiology at Kent State University, asks in this comment piece. — NBC News, "Trump dismisses economic slowdown fears: Read the Morning Rundown," 19 Aug. 2019 That’s what researchers led by Dr. Wei Bao , an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa, wanted to find out in a recent study. — Time, "Americans Are Not Getting the Message About Exercising More and Sitting Less," 26 July 2019 All those social media posts and pictures and memes do have an impact, says Katherine Keyes, an associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia University who has researched alcohol use among women. — Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, "Mothers are drinking more than ever. But the sober-curious movement challenges ‘wine mom’ culture.," 7 July 2019 O’Neill, a veterinarian and senior lecturer in companion animal epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College in London, has visited the show’s filming locations in Northern Ireland with his family. — National Geographic, "In Game of Thrones fans’ pursuit of real-life dire wolves, huskies may pay the price," 6 May 2019 In the 1970s, the cancer epidemiologist Richard Peto, now a professor of medical statistics and epidemiology at the University of Oxford, articulated this surprising phenomenon, which has come to be known as Peto’s paradox. — Quanta Magazine, "A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer," 7 Nov. 2017 Each stack is dedicated to a topic somehow related to his work in evolutionary theory: the origins of behavioral disorders, the epidemiology of tuberculosis, the way modern humans overrode Neanderthals. — Quanta Magazine, "Finding the Actions That Alter Evolution," 5 Jan. 2017 According to the report, the hotels were being inspected by health inspectors, including environmental health and epidemiology specialists, on Thursday. — Breanna Edwards, Essence, "Early Autopsy Results Still Inconclusive On American Tourists Who Died At The Same Dominican Republic Resort," 7 June 2019 That's a far higher rate of hospitalization and death than is normally seen with the hepatitis A virus, said Dr. Nicholas Gilpin, chief medical officer of Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe, and medical director of infection control/epidemiology. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan's hepatitis A outbreak is worst in U.S. What you need to know.," 27 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'epidemiology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for epidemiology
epidemiology
noun
English Language Learners Definition of epidemiology
medical
: the study of how disease spreads and can be controlled
See the full definition for epidemiology in the English Language Learners Dictionary
epidemiology
noun
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
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plural epidemiologies
Medical Definition of epidemiology
1
: a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
2
: the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen
Other Words from epidemiology
epidemiological
\ -ˌdē-mē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl
, -ˌdem-ē-
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also epidemiologic \ -ik
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adjective
, -ˌdem-ē-
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also epidemiologic \ -ik
\
adjective
epidemiologically
\ -i-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
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