Epidemiology Meaning
/ˌɛpɪdiːmiˈɒləd͡ʒi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
nounThe epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing.
Sentence Examples
She decided to study epidemiology, in the hopes of preventing a zombie apocalypse!
CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor's research in ____ helps understand how diseases spread.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The study of ____ helps scientists understand how diseases spread in populations.
Word Origin & History
From Late Latin epidemia + -logy. See epidemic for more.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In addition to new diseases, Quammen touches on many of the examples often included in standard disease ecology or epidemiology courses—for example, myxomatosis in nonnative rabbits of Australia, and mutation rates in RNA versus DNA viruses."
— 2013 January 26, Katie L. Burke, “Ecological Dependency”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2017, retrieved 09 May 2013, page 64:
"Melzer and Luke C. Pilling, a research fellow in genomic epidemiology at the University of Exeter Medical School, have also studied the genetics underlying longevity."
— 2018 November 6, Susan Scutti, “Your Grandma may be old, but that doesn’t mean you will be, researchers say”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor's research in ____ helps understand how diseases spread.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The study of ____ helps scientists understand how diseases spread in populations.