epidemiology
noun/ˌɛpɪˌdimiˈɒlədʒi/
Frequency rank: #9,540 most common English word
Meaning
The branch of medicine that investigates the causes, distribution, and control of diseases in populations.
Example sentence
She devoted her career to epidemiology, studying how diseases spread through populations.
Synonyms & related words
- biostatistics
- pathology
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