epidemiology
gb/ˌɛpɪdˌimiˈɑləd͡ʒi/ us/ˌɛpɪdˌimiˈɑləd͡ʒi/
C1
Inglês
~ 8600
Acepções
0 acepção
Substantivo
technical
C1
entity
1
branch of medicine studying disease patterns
The area of medicine and public health that looks at how disease spreads, who gets it, and why, in groups of people.
Padrão de uso:
epidemiology of [a disease/condition]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse "epidemiology" (the field of study) with "epidemiologist" (the person who works in this field), or with "epidemic" (a large outbreak of disease). Remember: epidemiology = the study; epidemiologist = the scientist; epidemic = the event.
Sinônimos
public health (Broader field concerned with protecting and improving population health; epidemiology is one main scientific tool within it.)
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population health research (Focuses on research about health in populations; overlaps strongly but is slightly broader than the formal discipline name.)
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study of disease patterns (Plain-language paraphrase rather than a formal technical term.)
Antônimos
clinical medicine (Focuses on diagnosing and treating individual patients rather than studying disease in whole populations.)
Colocações
the epidemiology of COVID-19
|cancer epidemiology
|epidemiology research
|field of epidemiology
|descriptive epidemiology
|epidemiology and public health
Temas
science
|health
|medicine
|research
Exemplos
- She decided to specialize in epidemiology after working at a hospital during a flu outbreak.
- Epidemiology provides evidence about which public health interventions are most effective.
- Advances in epidemiology have helped identify the risk factors for heart disease.
- The university offers a master’s degree in epidemiology and biostatistics.
Exemplos para estudantes
- He is studying epidemiology at university.
- Epidemiology helps us understand how a disease spreads in a city.
- Many people learned the word epidemiology during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In epidemiology, scientists look at health problems in large groups of people.
Substantivo
technical
C1
entity
2
pattern of a disease in a population
The way one disease appears in a group of people, including how common it is and what seems to cause it.
Padrão de uso:
the epidemiology of [a disease] in [a place/group]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes think this use of "epidemiology" means only "how fast a disease spreads." It actually includes who gets the disease, how often, where, when, and why, not just speed of spread.
Sinônimos
disease pattern (General term that highlights how a disease appears and spreads, without necessarily stressing formal scientific methods.)
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disease profile (Emphasizes the overall picture of a disease in a population, sometimes including typical patients and risk factors.)
Antônimos
individual case history (Focuses on one person’s detailed medical story rather than population-level patterns.)
Colocações
the epidemiology of obesity
|the changing epidemiology of HIV
|local epidemiology
|the epidemiology of mental illness
|epidemiology of the disease in children
Temas
science
|health
|medicine
|research
Exemplos
- The epidemiology of diabetes in this region has changed dramatically over the past two decades.
- Understanding the local epidemiology of tuberculosis is essential for planning treatment programs.
- Researchers are still mapping the epidemiology of long COVID in younger adults.
- Travel and climate change are altering the epidemiology of mosquito-borne diseases worldwide.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The epidemiology of this cancer is different in men and women.
- We need to know the epidemiology of the illness in older people.
- The epidemiology of flu in tropical countries is not the same as in Europe.
- Doctors studied the epidemiology of the new virus in the city.
Gramática
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epidemiology
AFI
GB/ˌɛpɪdˌimiˈɑləd͡ʒi/
US/ˌɛpɪdˌimiˈɑləd͡ʒi/
Sílabas e tonicidade
epi - demi - ology (3 sílabas)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: epidemiology
- Plural: epidemiologies, epidemiology
Família de palavras
Forms
epidemiologies
noun
Core family
epidemiologist
noun
epidemiological
adjective C1
Related words
epidemic
noun B2
Advanced or less common
epidemiologically
adverb
Expressões
field epidemiology
1/fˈild ˌɛpɪdˌimiˈɑləd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase
technical
applied epidemiology in real settings
A type of epidemiology where experts go into communities or outbreak areas to collect data and control disease in real time.
Exemplos
- She completed a training program in field epidemiology before joining the outbreak response team.
- Field epidemiology requires both data skills and the ability to work under pressure in difficult conditions.
molecular epidemiology
1/məlˈɛkjəlɚ ˌɛpɪdˌimiˈɑləd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase
technical
epidemiology using molecular methods
A part of epidemiology that uses tools from genetics and molecular biology to understand how diseases spread and who is at risk.
Exemplos
- Molecular epidemiology has helped trace the origins of many recent virus outbreaks.
- The lab focuses on molecular epidemiology to link genetic markers with cancer risk.
the epidemiology of
1/ðə ˌɛpɪdˌimiˈɑləd͡ʒi əv/
fixed phrase
technical
study of a specific disease’s patterns
Used before the name of a disease or condition to mean its study in a group of people, including how common it is and what causes it.
Exemplos
- We still do not fully understand the epidemiology of long COVID.
- The book reviews the epidemiology of stroke in low-income countries.
- Our team is investigating the epidemiology of depression among teenagers.