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epidemiologist
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy E0176900 (ĕp′ĭ-dē′mē-ŏl′ə-jē, -dĕm′ē-)n. The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.
[Medieval Latin epidēmia, an epidemic; see epidemic + -logy.]
ep′i·de′mi·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), ep′i·de′mi·o·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.ep′i·de′mi·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.ep′i·de′mi·ol′o·gist n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | epidemiologist - a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseasesmedical scientist - a scientist who studies disease processes |
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epidemiologist [ep″ĭ-de″me-ol´o-jist] one who specializes in epidemiology.ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gist (ep'i-dē'mē-ol'ŏ-jist), An investigator who studies the occurrence of disease or other health-related conditions, states, or events in specified populations; one who practices epidemiology; the control of disease is usually also considered to be a task of the epidemiologist.ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gist (ep'i-dē'mē-ol'ŏ-jist) An investigator who studies the occurrence of disease or other health-related conditions, states, or events in specified populations; one who practices epidemiology; the control of disease usually is also considered a task of the epidemiologist. ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gist (ep'i-dē'mē-ol'ŏ-jist) An investigator who studies occurrence of disease or other health-related conditions, states, or events in specified populations. epidemiologist
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