Epidemiological
(adjective)
- Relating to the study of the patterns, causes, and effects of diseases in populations.
- Relating to the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases in a population.
Origin:
The word epidemiological comes from the greek words "epi" meaning "on" or "upon" and "demos" meaning "people" and "logos" meaning "study of" . .
Examples:
- An epidemiological study of the outbreak revealed that the disease was spread by contaminated water.
- Epidemiological data is used to track the spread of infectious diseases.
- The epidemiological investigation showed that the disease was more common in certain areas.
- Epidemiological research is important in understanding the causes of diseases.
- Epidemiological methods are used to study the spread of diseases in populations.