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流行病學

简流行病学 · 繁流行病學

Mandarin · pinyin liú xíng bìng xué

epidemiology

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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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2–2–4–2 · liu2 xing2 bing4 xue2

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epidemiology (branch of a science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems)

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