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单词 epidemiology
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Definition of epidemiology in English:

epidemiology

noun ˌɛpɪdiːmɪˈɒlədʒiˌɛpəˌdimiˈɑlədʒi
mass noun
  • The branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When viewed globally, the future epidemiology of lung cancer is of great concern.
    • Matching is a traditional approach to control for potential confounding in epidemiology.
    • The second major factor is the epidemiology of the disease or condition.
    • There are no personnel trained in field epidemiology in the public health system.
    • Likewise important were the advances in epidemiology, public health, and sanitation.
    • The epidemiology of esophagitis in Japan is somewhat different from that in Western countries.
    • I'm a microbiologist, and my emphasis area is infectious disease epidemiology.
    • It has a strong orientation toward behavioral epidemiology and health promotion.
    • The epidemiology of hypertension diagnosed otherwise is currently much less understood.
    • It is also essential for understanding the epidemiology of the disease.
    • Six chapters then examine the analysis of various issues that arise in public health and epidemiology.
    • The epidemiology of cryptococcosis has changed over the years because of the AIDS epidemic.
    • The epidemiology of diseases such as cancer is certainly different from what we are accustomed to in the West.
    • We have confirmed that research on cancers and cardiovascular diseases dominates published epidemiology.
    • And, if ever there was a need for a compendium of current epidemiology of diabetes and its complications, it is now.
    • Asthma severity is difficult to define in epidemiology, as previously described.
    • The use of race and ethnicity in epidemiology and public health research has been debated hotly.
    • Articles that did better tended to include an author affiliated with a department of statistics, epidemiology, or public health.
    • This book reviews the treatment, epidemiology and unique clinical aspects of epilepsy.
    • The epidemiology of West Nile virus has also changed in recent years.

Derivatives

  • epidemiologic

  • adjective ˌɛpɪdiːmɪɒlədʒɪk(ə)lˌepəˌdēmēəˈläjəkəl
    • Relating to the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases.

      epidemiological studies of the effect of pesticides on humans
      They recently reviewed the clinical and epidemiologic features of this malignancy along with current management strategies.
      Most etiologic studies of sarcoidosis have used an epidemiologic approach, but the disease poses particular difficulties.
      The purpose of this review is to place irritant-induced asthma in its epidemiologic context.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • USDA has initiated an epidemiological investigation to determine the animal's herd of origin.
      • Evidence from epidemiological studies seems to show consistently that intake of dietary fat and meat is positively related to risk of colorectal cancer.
      • A 1993 epidemiological study found the town's residents suffered higher rates of cancer than the state average.
      • One consequence of epidemiological research into the contribution of lifestyle factors to cancer risk has been to blame the individual who develops cancer.
      • However, epidemiological evidence suggests that trans fats account for about 100,000 premature deaths from cardiological disease in the United States each year.
      • Furthermore, epidemiologic data in presymptomatic individuals with longitudinal follow-up are not well-established.
      • The increasing direct epidemiological evidence that relates insulin-like growth factor-I to the risk of cancer is consistent with more circumstantial evidence.
      • Evidence from epidemiological studies is strong that men with high occupational or recreational physical activity seem to have a decreased risk of colon cancer.
      • The authors also cited a dozen previous epidemiologic studies associating vitamin C with a protective effect.
      • Epidemiological studies, for example, can help to identify factors contributing to particular human diseases.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek epidēmia 'prevalence of disease' + -logy.

 
 

Definition of epidemiology in US English:

epidemiology

nounˌɛpəˌdimiˈɑlədʒiˌepəˌdēmēˈäləjē
  • The branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has a strong orientation toward behavioral epidemiology and health promotion.
    • The epidemiology of esophagitis in Japan is somewhat different from that in Western countries.
    • The second major factor is the epidemiology of the disease or condition.
    • The epidemiology of cryptococcosis has changed over the years because of the AIDS epidemic.
    • The epidemiology of hypertension diagnosed otherwise is currently much less understood.
    • The epidemiology of West Nile virus has also changed in recent years.
    • Articles that did better tended to include an author affiliated with a department of statistics, epidemiology, or public health.
    • Matching is a traditional approach to control for potential confounding in epidemiology.
    • The use of race and ethnicity in epidemiology and public health research has been debated hotly.
    • Asthma severity is difficult to define in epidemiology, as previously described.
    • It is also essential for understanding the epidemiology of the disease.
    • The epidemiology of diseases such as cancer is certainly different from what we are accustomed to in the West.
    • I'm a microbiologist, and my emphasis area is infectious disease epidemiology.
    • Likewise important were the advances in epidemiology, public health, and sanitation.
    • This book reviews the treatment, epidemiology and unique clinical aspects of epilepsy.
    • And, if ever there was a need for a compendium of current epidemiology of diabetes and its complications, it is now.
    • We have confirmed that research on cancers and cardiovascular diseases dominates published epidemiology.
    • There are no personnel trained in field epidemiology in the public health system.
    • Six chapters then examine the analysis of various issues that arise in public health and epidemiology.
    • When viewed globally, the future epidemiology of lung cancer is of great concern.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek epidēmia ‘prevalence of disease’ + -logy.

 
 
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