epidemiological

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adjective

Of or pertaining to epidemiology.

Less commonScrabble 23

Meanings

adjectiveepidemiological (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to epidemiology.

    In a December 5 post on X, CDC Acting Director Jim O’Neill said there was no epidemiological evidence linking the Texas outbreak and the ongoing cases in South Carolina.

    2026 January 9, “US builds case to retain measles elimination status as infections mount”, in CNN, sourced from Reuters, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2026
    1 more example

    With verve and clarity, he details mathematical epidemiological models, the life cycle of the malaria-causing Plasmodium and the relation between transmission and virulence.

    2013 January 28, Katie L. Burke, “Ecological Dependency”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2017, page 64

    Synonyms: epidemiologic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to epidemiology.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to epidemiology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishepidemiology
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishepidemiological

From epidemiology + -ical.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Basque epidemiologiko
  • epidemiologikoof or pertaining to epidemiology
Catalan epidemiològic
  • epidemiològicof or pertaining to epidemiology
Czech epidemiologický
  • epidemiologickýof or pertaining to epidemiology
Danish epidemiologisk
  • epidemiologiskof or pertaining to epidemiology
Dutch epidemiologisch
  • epidemiologischof or pertaining to epidemiology
Finnish epidemiologinen
  • epidemiologinenof or pertaining to epidemiology
French épidémiologique
  • épidémiologiqueof or pertaining to epidemiology
German epidemiologisch
  • epidemiologischof or pertaining to epidemiology
Hungarian epidemiológiai, járványtani
  • epidemiológiaiof or pertaining to epidemiology
  • járványtaniof or pertaining to epidemiology
Italian epidemiologico
  • epidemiologicoof or pertaining to epidemiology
Polish epidemiologiczny
  • epidemiologicznyof or pertaining to epidemiology
Portuguese epidemiológico
  • epidemiológicoof or pertaining to epidemiology
Russian эпидемиологѝческий
  • эпидемиологѝческий (epidemiologìčeskij)of or pertaining to epidemiology
Slovak epidemiologický
  • epidemiologickýof or pertaining to epidemiology
Spanish epidemiológico
  • epidemiológicoof or pertaining to epidemiology
Ukrainian епідеміологі́чний
  • епідеміологі́чний (epidemiolohíčnyj)of or pertaining to epidemiology
Yiddish עפּידעמיאָלאָגיש
  • עפּידעמיאָלאָגיש (epidemyologish)of or pertaining to epidemiology
Cite this entry
APA

epidemiological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epidemiological

MLA

“epidemiological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epidemiological. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epidemiological,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epidemiological.

Source: epidemiological on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.