"epidemiology" meaning in English

See epidemiology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛp.ɪ.diː.miː.ɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ [UK], /ˌɛp.ɪˌdi.miˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ [US], /ˌɛp.ɪˌdɛm.iˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-epidemiology.wav Forms: epidemiologies [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin epidemia + -logy. See epidemic for more. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|epidemia|-logy|lang1=LL.}} Late Latin epidemia + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} epidemiology (usually uncountable, plural epidemiologies)
  1. (sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations): عِلْم أَوْبِئَة (ʕilm ʔawbiʔa) [masculine] (Arabic), epidemiologiya (Azerbaijani), эпидемиология (epidemiologiya) (Bashkir), epidemiologia (Basque), reuziadoniezh [feminine] (Breton), epidemiologia [feminine] (Catalan), 流行病學 /流行病学 (liúxíngbìngxué) (Chinese Mandarin), epidemiologie [feminine] (Czech), epidemiologie [feminine] (Dutch), epidemiologia (Finnish), épidémiologie [feminine] (French), epidemioloxía [feminine] (Galician), Epidemiologie [feminine] (German), επιδημιολογία (epidimiología) [feminine] (Greek), אֶפִּידֶמְיוֹלוֹגְיָה (epidemiologiya) [feminine] (Hebrew), epidemiológia (Hungarian), járványtan (Hungarian), faraldsfræði [feminine] (Icelandic), faraldursfræði [feminine] (Icelandic), farsóttafræði [feminine] (Icelandic), eipidéimeolaíocht [feminine] (Irish), epidemiologia [feminine] (Italian), 疫学 (ekigaku) (alt: えきがく) (Japanese), эпидемиология (épidemiologiä) (Kazakh), 역학 (yeokhak) (alt: 疫学) (Korean), эпидемиология (epidemiologiya) (Kyrgyz), epidemiologia [feminine] (Latin), epidemiologi (Malay), mātai tahumaero (Maori), همهگیرشناسی (hamegiršenâsi) (Persian), اِپیدمیولوژی (epidemioloži) (Persian), epidemiologia [feminine] (Polish), epidemiologia [feminine] (Portuguese), epidemiologie [feminine] (Romanian), эпидемиоло́гия (epidemiológija) [feminine] (Russian), epidemiológia [feminine] (Slovak), epidemiología [feminine] (Spanish), epidemiolojia (Swahili), epidemiologi [common-gender] (Swedish), วิทยาการระบาด (wít-tá-yaa-gaan-rá-bàat) (Thai), епідеміоло́гія (epidemiolóhija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), dịch tễ học (alt: 疫癠學) (Vietnamese), עפּידעמיאָלאָגיע (epidemyologye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
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  2. (sciences) The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing. Tags: uncountable, usually
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Related terms: epidemic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "word": "اِپیدمیولوژی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epidemiologia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epidemiologia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epidemiologie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "epidemiológija",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эпидемиоло́гия"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epidemiológia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epidemiología"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "lang_code": "sw",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "word": "epidemiolojia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "epidemiologi"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "wít-tá-yaa-gaan-rá-bàat",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "word": "วิทยาการระบาด"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "epidemiolóhija",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "епідеміоло́гія"
    },
    {
      "alt": "疫癠學",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "word": "dịch tễ học"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "epidemyologye",
      "sense": "branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "עפּידעמיאָלאָגיע"
    }
  ],
  "word": "epidemiology"
}

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