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epidemiologist

epˊi-deˊmi-ol′o-gist

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Noun.
A person skilled in epidemiology.

Definition 2024


epidemiologist

epidemiologist

English

Noun

epidemiologist (plural epidemiologists)

  1. A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
    • 2013 January 1, Katie L. Burke, “Ecological Dependency”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, page 64:
      In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.”

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