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a widespread increase, usually limited in time, in the incidence of an infectious disease (Holliday, 1989).
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| epidermis |
the outermost layer of cells of an organ, usually only one cell thick. adj. epidermal.
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| epidermis |
[eh-pee-DUR-miss] the living, cellular layer of the insect cuticle, which is responsible for secreting the compounds that form the hard, non-living outer cuticle. Also sometimes called the hypodermis.
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| epidemiology |
The study of a disease that deals with how many people have it, where they are, how many new cases develop, and how to control the disease.
Ãâó: www.bdid.com/termse.htm
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| epidermis |
The outermost layer of the molluscan body, not associated with the shell; cuticle; integument or skin. (Often erroneously applied to the periostracum, the outer layer of the shell.)
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