HyperDic: epidemiology

English > 1 sense of the word epidemiology:
NOUNcognitionepidemiologythe branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
epidemiology > pronunciation
Soundseh.pahdeh.miyaa'lahjhiy
RhymesAgee ... zoology: 128 rhymes with jhiy...
English > epidemiology: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease.
Category ofindex caseThe earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study
prevalence(epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
Broadermedicine, medical specialtyThe branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Spanishepidemiología
Catalanepidemiologia
Adjectivesepidemiologic, epidemiologicalof or relating to epidemiology
Nounsepidemiologista medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases

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