epidemiologist

Variant of epidemiology

epidemiology definition

epi·demi·ol·ogy (ep′ə dē′mē äl′ə jē, -dem′ē-)

noun

  1. the branch of medicine that investigates the causes and control of epidemics
  2. all the elements contributing to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a disease in a population; ecology of a disease

Etymology: Gr epidēmios (see epidemic) + -logy

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