noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌɛpɪdiːmiˈɒləd͡ʒi/
US:/ˌɛpɪˌdimiˈɑləd͡ʒi/
US:/ˌɛpɪˌdɛm-/
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CMU ARPABET:EH2 P AH0 D EH2 M IY0 AA1 L AH0 JH IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty
History
Etymology
From Late Latin epidemia + -logy. See epidemic for more.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عِلْم أَوْبِئَة
(ʕilm ʔawbiʔa)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Azerbaijani:
epidemiologiya
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Bashkir:
эпидемиология
(epidemiologiya)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Basque:
epidemiologia
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Breton:
reuziadoniezh
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Catalan:
epidemiologia
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Chinese Mandarin:
流行病學 /流行病学
(liúxíngbìngxué)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Czech:
epidemiologie
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Dutch:
epidemiologie
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Finnish:
epidemiologia
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
French:
épidémiologie
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Galician:
epidemioloxía
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
German:
Epidemiologie
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Greek:
επιδημιολογία
(epidimiología)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Hebrew:
אֶפִּידֶמְיוֹלוֹגְיָה
(epidemiologiya)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Hungarian:
epidemiológia
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Hungarian:
járványtan
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Icelandic:
faraldsfræði
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Icelandic:
faraldursfræði
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Icelandic:
farsóttafræði
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Indonesian:
epidemiologi
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Irish:
eipidéimeolaíocht
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Italian:
epidemiologia
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Japanese:
疫学
(ekigaku)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Kazakh:
эпидемиология
(épidemiologiä)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Korean:
역학
(yeokhak)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Kyrgyz:
эпидемиология
(epidemiologiya)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Latin:
epidemiologia
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Malay:
epidemiologi
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Māori:
mātai tahumaero
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Persian:
همهگیرشناسی
(hamegiršenâsi)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Persian:
اِپیدمیولوژی
(epidemioloži)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Polish:
epidemiologia
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Portuguese:
epidemiologia
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Romanian:
epidemiologie
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Russian:
эпидемиоло́гия
(epidemiológija)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Slovak:
epidemiológia
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Spanish:
epidemiología
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Swahili:
epidemiolojia
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Swedish:
epidemiologi
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Thai:
วิทยาการระบาด
(wít-tá-yaa-gaan-rá-bàat)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Ukrainian:
епідеміоло́гія
(epidemiolóhija)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Vietnamese:
dịch tễ học
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
Yiddish:
עפּידעמיאָלאָגיע
(epidemyologye)
— branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations
