EPIDEMIOLOGIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epidemiologic mean? 

• EPIDEMIOLOGIC (adjective)
  The adjective EPIDEMIOLOGIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to epidemiology

  Familiarity information: EPIDEMIOLOGIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPIDEMIOLOGIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to epidemiology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

epidemiologic; epidemiological

Context example:

epidemiological studies

Pertainym:

epidemiology (the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease)

Derivation:

epidemiology (the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease)

 Context examples 

Epidemiologic evidence and earlier GWAS studies had hinted at possible immune system involvement in schizophrenia.

(Over 100 Genetic Sites Tied to Schizophrenia, NIH)

Interdisciplinary clinical, epidemiologic, genetic, and laboratory studies of persons, families, and populations at high risk of cancer.

(Genetic Epidemiology, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, personal medical history may be a variable in epidemiologic studies.

(Personal medical history, NCI Thesaurus)

Most epidemiologic and some genetic studies fit within this category.

(Field Survey, NCI Thesaurus)

Research may involve clinical, epidemiologic, and laboratory studies of persons, families, and populations at high risk of these disorders.

(Genetic Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Breast cancer genetics involve clinical, epidemiologic and/or laboratory evaluations of individuals and their families who are at high risk of developing breast cancer due to hereditary predisposition.

(Breast Cancer Genetics, NCI Thesaurus)

A comprehensive, collaborative infrastructure, linked to an informatics structure, to help speed the genetic and epidemiologic study of heritable cancers.

(Cooperative Family Registry, NCI Thesaurus)

Epidemiologic research on the environmental and genetic determinants of cancer.

(Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer, NCI Thesaurus)

Particular emphasis is placed on encouraging interdisciplinary, population-based research focusing on the etiologic mechanisms underlying the interaction of genetic and epidemiologic risk factors for cancer susceptibility.

(Interdisciplinary Studies in the Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer, NCI Thesaurus)

The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services.

(Health Services Research, NCI Thesaurus)