| 释义 |
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
\-jē\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary epidemio- (from Late Latin epidemia) + -logy
1. : a science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population (as of animals or plants)
2. : the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen
< the epidemiology of the common cold >
: the ecology of a disease or pathogen |