Epidemiology

Pronunciation: /ˌɛpəˌdɛmiːˈɑːlədʒiː/

Epidemiology (noun)

  1. The study of how diseases spread and how often they happen in different groups of people.
  2. A field that finds causes and risk factors for illness and helps plan ways to prevent outbreaks.

Examples

  • Epidemiology studies how diseases spread through populations.
  • Epidemiology helps researchers track disease patterns over time.