epidemiologist

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noun

ep·​i·​de·​mi·​ol·​o·​gist ˌep-ə-ˌdē-mē-ˈäl-ə-jəst  -ˌdem-ē- 

: a specialist in epidemiology

epidemiology

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noun

ep·​i·​de·​mi·​ol·​o·​gy -jē 

plural epidemiologies

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: a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population

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: the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen

epidemiological

-ˌdē-mē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl  -ˌdem-ē- 

adjective

also epidemiologic

-ik 

epidemiologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb