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(ep-i-de-mi-ol-o-gy) 7 syllables

Definition

noun. the study of how diseases spread and are controlled.

Example Sentence

He studied epidemiology because he wanted to help cure disease.

More Example Sentences

Epidemiology helps track illness outbreaks.

Synonyms

disease study; public health; health science

Antonyms

study of cats

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Rhymes

  • anthology
  • apology
  • astrology
  • biology
  • chronology
  • cytology
  • doxology
  • ecology
  • ethnology
  • ethology
  • geology
  • graphology
  • histology
  • hymnology
  • limnology
  • morphology
  • mycology
  • mythology
  • neurology
  • oncology
  • ontology
  • otology
  • pathology
  • penology
  • petrology
  • pomology
  • psychology
  • seismology
  • serology
  • theology
  • urology
  • virology
  • zoology

  • anthropology
  • archaeology
  • archeology
  • cardiology
  • cosmetology
  • criminology
  • dermatology
  • egyptology
  • embryology
  • entomology
  • etiology
  • etymology
  • genealogy
  • gerontology
  • gynecology
  • ideology
  • immunology
  • methodology
  • mineralogy
  • numerology
  • ophthalmology
  • ornithology
  • pharmacology
  • physiology
  • radiology
  • rheumatology
  • scientology
  • sociology
  • terminology
  • toxicology
  • transtechnology

  • astrogeology
  • bacteriology
  • biotechnology
  • dendrochronology
  • endocrinology
  • epistemology
  • geomorphology
  • infotechnology
  • intertechnology
  • kinesiology
  • meteorology
  • microbiology
  • paleontology
  • polytechnology

  • anesthesiology
  • electrobiology
  • epidemiology

  • micropaleontology