One entry found for epidemiology.

Main Entry: ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: ep--d-m-äl--j
Function: noun
1 : a branch of medical science that deals with the occurrence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
2 : the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a particular disease
- ep·i·de·mi·o·log·i·cal /-m--läj-i-kl/ also ep·i·de·mi·o·log·ic /-läj-ik/ adjective