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Definition of epidemiology noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

epidemiology

noun

NAmE//ˌɛpəˌdimiˈɑlədʒi//

[uncountable]

the scientific study of the spread and control of diseases

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epidemiological

NAmE//ˌɛpəˌdimiəˈlɑdʒɪkl//

adjective

epidemiologist

NAmE//ˌɛpəˌdimiˈɑlədʒɪst//

nounSee epidemiology in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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