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epidemiology
the study of how diseases spread in populations
In more detail
1. (noun) the study of how diseases spread and affect populations
2. (noun) the pattern of how a disease or health condition appears and spreads in a specific population
Examples
- 1. Epidemiology helps scientists understand why some diseases spread faster than others.
- 2. The epidemiology of COVID-19 showed that the virus spread more quickly in crowded urban areas.
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