C2nounformalhealthscience
US/ˌep.ɪˌdiː.miˈɑː.lə.dʒi/
UK/ˌep.ɪˌdiː.miˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
the study of how diseases spread and what causes them in groups of people
In context
She studied epidemiology to understand how infections move through large cities.
Epidemiology showed a clear link between smoking and lung cancer.
The professor works in epidemiology and advises the government on disease outbreaks.
Words that go with epidemiology
noun + noun
- cancer epidemiologyShe leads a team working on cancer epidemiology in Asia.
- epidemiology departmentThe epidemiology department published the new figures.
adjective + noun
- clinical epidemiologyClinical epidemiology links patient care with research.
- molecular epidemiologyMolecular epidemiology tracks how a virus changes.
noun + preposition
- epidemiology ofThe epidemiology of the disease is still unclear.
- field of epidemiologyShe is a leader in the field of epidemiology.