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epidemiology

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Main Entry: ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: \-jē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gies
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
ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal \-ˌdē-mē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl, -ˌdem-ē-\ also ep·i·de·mi·o·log·ic \-ik\ adjective
ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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