ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
n, pl -gies 1 : a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population 2 : the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen ep*i*de*mi*o*log*i*cal also ep*i*de*mi*o*log*ic adj ep*i*de*mi*o*log*i*cal*ly adv
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