"loimology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Ancient Greek λοιμός (loimós) + -ology Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|λοιμός}} Ancient Greek λοιμός (loimós), {{suffix|en||ology}} + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} loimology (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete, rare, medicine) Synonym of epidemiology (“the study of infectious diseases”) Tags: obsolete, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: epidemiology [synonym, synonym-of], lemology
    Sense id: en-loimology-en-noun-JgDJVcxr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology Topics: medicine, sciences

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